Philippe Vasset has been crowned with the 2026 Prix Médicis for his novel Dans les grandes lignes, published by Flammarion. The award was presented on Monday during a ceremony held at the La Méditerranée restaurant. The jury, presided over by Pascale Roze, selected Vasset's work as the winner in the main category.
In the foreign literature category, the prize went to Eva Baltasar for her book Déclin et fascination. The work was translated from Catalan into French by Annie Bats and published by Verdier. Additionally, the essay category was awarded to Jean-Baptiste Del Amo for his title Une éclaircie, released by Stock.
The jury also granted a special prize to Richard Zenith for Pessoa, l’œuvre-vie. This work was translated from English by Nicolas Richard and published by Seuil. The 2026 award follows last year's victory by Emmanuel Carrère for his novel Kolkhoze. The judging panel for this edition included Marianne Alphant, Michel Braudeau, Marie Darrieusecq, Dominique Fernandez, Anne Garréta, Patrick Grainville, Andreï Makine, Pascale Roze, and Alain Veinstein.
Sources: Le Figaro.