‭ he radio station RTL and the monthly magazine Lire are following every stage of this‬

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‭reading marathon and promoting it. The jury selects the winner at the end of April. The first‬
‭winner in 1975 was Joseph Joffo, for Anna et son orchestre; in 1976, Pierre-Jakez Hélias‬
‭won for his memoir of the Bigouden region, Le Cheval d'orgueil, which sold over a million‬
‭copies; in 1977, Jacques Lanzmann's Le Têtard also achieved record sales. René Fallet's‬
‭La Soupe aux choux (Cabbage Soup) also made the list in 1980, with its unforgettable‬
‭characters played by Louis de Funès, Jean Carmet and Jacques Villeret! The choice of the‬
‭latest winners shows just how well readers recognise top-quality authors whose work‬
‭appeals to the widest possible audience.‬
‭The last ten winners‬
‭2005 Gérard Mordillat - The Living and the Dead‬
‭2004 Philippe Delepierre - Fred Hamster et Madame‬
‭Lilas‬
‭2003 Philippe Besson - L'Arrière-Saison 2002 Tonino Benacquista - Quelqu'un d'autre 2001‬
‭Andreï Makine - The Music of a Lifetime‬
‭2000 Anna Gavalda - I would like someone to wait for me somewhere‬
‭1999 John La Galite - Zacharie‬
‭1998 Jean-Christophe Grangé - Les Rivières pourpres‬
‭1997 Jean-Paul Kaufmann - The Dark Room of Longwood‬
‭1996 Anne Wiazemsky - Hymnes à l'amour Le prix des Lectrices de Elle‬
‭Since 1970, the Grand Prix des Lectrices de Elle has been awarded each year to the‬
‭favourite novel of eight juries. Each of these juries is made up of fifteen women readers, who‬
‭choose from among‬