Breton Novelist adรฉlaรฏde de โฃClermont-Tonnerre Wins Renaudot โฃprize,Father “Stunned” by news
PARIS โ – adรฉlaรฏde deโข Clermont-Tonnerre,aโ Breton novelist and journalist,was awardedโ the prestigious Renaudot Prize today for her โคfourth work,a fictionalized reimaginingโ of the life ofโ Milady de โคWinter from Alexandre Dumas‘ The Three Musketeers. The proclamation marks โa high point in the career of the 40-year-old author, whose family hasโข deep roots in Plouรฉgat-Guรฉrand, Brittany, where her father currently serves as mayor.
De Clermont-Tonnerre’s win comes alongside the Goncourt Prize, solidifying her place among France’s leading literaryโฃ figures. She has also contributed as a columnist too various television programs. The Renaudot essay prize was awarded to โคAlfred de Montesquiou for “The Twilight of Men.”
News of the award visibly moved her father, renaud de Clermont-Tonnerre, who told Le Tรฉlรฉgramme he was “completely overwhelmed.” โ”When I heard it was Adelaide,โค I was stunned.I am very proud of her.โฃ I must admit that I am stunned by all โขof this,” he saeid. He recounted a long-standing dynamic, noting,โค “When Adelaide was very young, people asked her who she was in relation to me. Forโฃ aboutโฃ fifteen years, people have asked me โwho I โam in relation to herโฆ”
The author herself has yet to speak directly with her father, sending a congratulatory message but finding her unreachable amidst the flurry of attention.she anticipates being able to connectโฃ with him tomorrow morning, while her mother is โexpected to โขjoin her in Paris thisโค evening. de Clermont-Tonnerre maintains strong ties to both Touraine, where her mother and brother Hadrien reside, and Brittany, returning to the region annually.
