Joffrine Donnadieu, 29, who signs “Une histoire de France” (Gallimard), received the Gold Leaf from the city of Nancy, 2019 media prize, awarded by the editors of L’Est Républicain, France Bleu and from France 3. This prize was awarded to him this Saturday, September 13, 2019 on the occasion of the 41st edition of the Book on the Place, the 1st national fair for the start of the literary season which takes place this weekend in Nancy.
A touching moment for the young woman who succeeds the 2018 Goncourt Prize, Nicolas Matthieu. “It is a very beautiful story since this book exists, that I meet readers, that I receive very beautiful gifts. My first letter, c was Annie Ernaux (Renaudot Prize 1984), who was writing to tell me about the book. Now this is the price and I can’t believe it. I’m sorry, I have a little trouble containing my emotion. It is a pleasure to receive this Sheet, to succeed Nicolas Matthieu, wow! It’s great, it’s fabulous and it makes me want to continue, it gives me the energy to continue on this path. “
A Lorraine, France, universal history
The author, of Lorraine origin, evokes in his book the portrait of Romy, a young girl from Toulouse, daughter of a soldier and a cashier disabled by the disease. In this raw social novel, the girl will go through hell until she is 19 after being attacked at the age of 9 by France, the neighbor to whom she is entrusted. And build itself, despite everything.-
