Vincent Delecroix

A graduate from the École normale supérieure, and agrégé of philosophy, he teaches at the École Pratique des Hautes Études. Vincent Delecroix received the Prix Valery Larbaud in 2007 for his novel Ce qui est perdu (published in 2006) and the Grand prix de littérature de l'Académie française after he published Tombeau d'Achille (in 2008). Small Boat was on the long-list of the 2023 Prix Goncourt.

This is the first translation of a novel by Vincent Delecroix in English. Photo credit - Francesca Mantovani | Gallimard Editions

Small Boat was shortlisted for the International Booker Prize 2025