Choses que je croyais perdues

Name: Choses que je croyais perdues
ISBN: 9782073162854

by Clémentine Mélois

Prix Goncourt · 2026 · Shortlist

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L'Arbalète/GallimardAugust 20, 2026Literary Fiction176 pagesISBN 9782073162854

Award History

Award	Year	Status	Citation
Prix Goncourt	2026	Shortlist	“Packing after a separation, a woman finds the story of a shared life in ordinary objects she thought she had lost.”

About This Book

Packing an apartment after a separation, a woman finds stories in ordinary objects — a mustard glass, a gold-rimmed plate, a roll of paper towels — and asks what remains of a shared life. Named to the deuxième sélection of the 2026 Prix Goncourt.

About the Author

Clémentine MéloisFrench

Clémentine Mélois is a French artist and writer born in La Ferté-Milon in 1980. She studied at the Beaux-Arts de Paris and was a member of the Oulipo from 2017 to 2026. Her books include Cent titres (2014), Sinon j'oublie (2017), and Alors c'est bien (2024), a memoir of her father. Read more →