Eric Vuillard's book "L'ordre du jour" has won the Prix Goncourt Prize which is considered to be the most prestigious in the French-speaking world.
- The novel covers the story of how German industry and finance backed Adolf Hitler
- The book sticks doggedly to the facts, turns on a secret meeting in February 1933 between Hitler and the heads of Krupp, Siemens, Opel, IG Farben and other major industrial groups where they agreed to bankroll his election campaign.
- The Renaudot award which is often seen as a consolation prize for those not shortlisted for the Goncourt, went to "The Disappearance of Josef Mengele" written by Journalist Olivier Guez
- The book is about the Nazis which walked the tightrope of historical fact.
About Prix Goncourt Prize
- Edmond de Goncourt, a successful author, critic, and publisher, bequeathed his estate for the foundation and maintenance of the académie Goncourt.
- In honour of his brother and collaborator, Jules Alfred Huot de Goncourt (1830–1870), the académie has awarded the Prix Goncourt every December since 1903.
- The Prix Goncourt is a prize in French literature, given by the académie Goncourt to the author of "the best and most imaginative prose work of the year".
- Four other prizes are also awarded: Prix Goncourt du Premier Roman (first novel), prix Goncourt de la Nouvelle (short story), prix Goncourt de la Poésie (poetry) and prix Goncourt de la Biographie (biography).
- Of the "big six" French literary awards, the Prix Goncourt is the best known and most prestigious.
- The other major literary prizes are the Grand Prix du roman de l'Académie française, the Prix Femina, the Prix Renaudot, the Prix Interallié and the Prix Médicis
