La solitude des professeurs est infinie

Name: La solitude des professeurs est infinie
ISBN: 9782073161925

by Yannick Haenel

Prix Goncourt · 2026 · Shortlist

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GallimardAugust 20, 2026Literary Fiction320 pagesISBN 9782073161925

Award History

Award	Year	Status	Citation
Prix Goncourt	2026	Shortlist	“A young French teacher on placement in a Paris suburb discovers both the violence of school and the grace of a class that works.”

About This Book

Jean Deichel, a young French teacher on placement in a Paris suburb, sleeps in a tennis club at Deuil-la-Barre and discovers both the violence of school and the fragile grace of a class that works. Named to the deuxième sélection of the 2026 Prix Goncourt.

About the Author

Yannick HaenelFrench

Yannick Haenel is a French novelist and editor born in Rennes in 1967. His Gallimard books include Cercle (Prix Décembre, 2007), Jan Karski (Prix Interallié, 2009), Tiens ferme ta couronne (Prix Médicis, 2017), and Le Trésorier-payeur (2022). He edits the review and collection Aventures. Read more →