Vincent Delecroix
FranceAbout
Vincent Delecroix is a French philosopher and novelist, born in Paris in 1969. He studied at the prestigious École normale supérieure and teaches philosophy at the École Pratique des Hautes Études in Paris. His academic interests often intersect with his fiction, particularly in his exploration of ethics, responsibility, faith, and the contradictions of human behaviour. Delecroix has received major French literary recognition, including the Prix Valery Larbaud for Ce qui est perdu and the Grand Prix de littérature de l’Académie française for Tombeau d’Achille. His writing frequently examines how people respond to moral crises and how they explain their own actions when confronted with difficult truths. Originally published in French as Naufrage in 2023, Small Boat brought his work to a wider international audience. The English translation by Helen Stevenson was shortlisted for the International Booker Prize in 2025. Drawing on the 2021 deaths of migrants in the English Channel, the book asks difficult questions about personal accountability and the systems that allow suffering to continue.
