The Prix Goncourt winners of the 1970s
The top 3 according to 1 vote: The Erl-King — Michel Tournier · Les Bêtises — Jacques Laurent · The Sparrow Hawk of Maheux — Jean Carrière. (Updated Nov 14, 2019.)
The ten novels awarded the Prix Goncourt from 1970 to 1979, including Émile Ajar's (Romain Gary's) The Life Before Us.
Automatically translated (original in Français). See the original
Top 10
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1
The Erl-King — Michel Tournier
1970. A Parisian mechanic in Nazi Prussia.
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2
Les Bêtises — Jacques Laurent
1971. A nested novel about a writer.
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3
The Sparrow Hawk of Maheux — Jean Carrière
1972. A peasant family in the Cévennes.
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4
The Ogre — Jacques Chessex
1973. A teacher crushed by his father; the first Swiss winner.
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5
The Lacemaker — Pascal Lainé
1974. A shy girl and a student.
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The Life Before Us — Émile Ajar
1975. Momo and Madame Rosa in Belleville; Romain Gary, a 1956 winner, under a pen name.
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7
Les Flamboyants — Patrick Grainville
1976. A delirious African king.
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8
John l'Enfer — Didier Decoin
1977. A Cheyenne window cleaner in New York.
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9
Missing Person — Patrick Modiano
1978. An amnesiac detective investigates his own past.
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10
Pélagie: The Return to Acadie — Antonine Maillet
1979. Deported Acadians return home; the first Canadian winner.
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