L'inconnue du Quai de Javel

Name: L'inconnue du Quai de Javel
ISBN: 9782080490896

by Philippe Jaenada

Prix Goncourt · 2026 · Shortlist

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FlammarionAugust 12, 2026Literary Fiction Biography & Memoir528 pagesISBN 9782080490896

Award History

Award	Year	Status	Citation
Prix Goncourt	2026	Shortlist	“Philippe Jaenada reopens the unsolved 1949 murder of Louise Cansot, found dead on the Quai de Javel.”

About This Book

On 6 September 1949, Louise Cansot, a model for the painters of Montparnasse, is found dead on the Quai de Javel. The police close the case without an arrest. Seventy-five years later Philippe Jaenada reopens the file. Named to the deuxième sélection of the 2026 Prix Goncourt.

About the Author

Philippe JaenadaFR

Philippe Jaenada is a French novelist born in 1964 in Montpellier. He is the author of a distinctive body of work that blends novelistic technique, documentary research, and a peculiarly digressive first-person voice. His books typically focus on real historical figures who were either wrongly convicted or somehow failed by justice, combining detective-work rigor with literary playfulness. Read more →