Goncourt Award for High School Students: Nathacha Appanah, already a Femina winner, secures the prize

Nathacha Appanah won the Goncourt Award for High School Students on Thursday, having previously claimed the Femina Prize in early November for her novel "La nuit au cœur" (Gallimard), which tells the story of three women caught in the cycle of male violence, as announced by the jury gathered in Rennes.

The only woman in the final selection, the author notably surpassed the Goncourt Prize nominee Laurent Mauvignier and his extensive family saga "La maison vide" (Minuit).