Prix Alain-Fournier
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The Prix Alain-Fournier is a French literary
prize, awarded by the town of Saint-Amand-Montrond
in honour of Alain-Fournier
, author of Le Grand Meaulnes
. It is intended to give encouragement to a novelist at the beginning of their career, and it can be awarded for first, second or third novels, provided that the author has not previously received any recognition at a national level.
French literature
French literature is, generally speaking, literature written in the French language, particularly by citizens of France; it may also refer to literature written by people living in France who speak traditional languages of France other than French. Literature written in French language, by citizens...
prize, awarded by the town of Saint-Amand-Montrond
Saint-Amand-Montrond
Saint-Amand-Montrond is a commune in the Cher department in the Centre region of France.-Geography:A small town of farming and a little light industry situated some southeast of Bourges, at the junction of the D951 with the D300 and D2144 roads....
in honour of Alain-Fournier
Alain-Fournier
Alain-Fournier was the pseudonym of Henri Alban-Fournier , a French author and soldier. He was the author of a single novel, Le Grand Meaulnes , which has been twice filmed and is considered a classic of French literature.-Biography:Alain-Fournier was born in La Chapelle-d'Angillon, in the Cher...
, author of Le Grand Meaulnes
Le Grand Meaulnes
Le Grand Meaulnes is the only novel by French author Alain-Fournier. Fifteen-year-old François Seurel narrates the story of his relationship with seventeen-year-old Augustin Meaulnes as Meaulnes searches for his lost love. Impulsive, reckless and heroic, Meaulnes embodies the romantic ideal, the...
. It is intended to give encouragement to a novelist at the beginning of their career, and it can be awarded for first, second or third novels, provided that the author has not previously received any recognition at a national level.
Prize-winners
- 1986 - Pierre BergouniouxPierre BergouniouxPierre Bergounioux is a French writer. He won the 1986 Prix Alain-Fournier for his second novel, Ce pas et le suivant...
, Ce pas et le suivant (GallimardÉditions GallimardÉditions Gallimard is one of the leading French publishers of books. The Guardian has described it as having "the best backlist in the world". In 2003 it and its subsidiaries published 1418 titles....
) - 1987 - Jean Lods, Le Bleu des vitraux (Gallimard)
- 1988 - Richard Jorif, Le Navire Argo (François Bourin)
- 1989 - Luce Tillier, L'Ordre troublant des nénuphars (Kupczyk)
- 1990 - Philippe DelermPhilippe DelermPhilippe Delerm is a French writer, whose collection of short stories La Première gorgée de bière et autres plaisirs minuscules has sold more than one million copies in France.-Writing career:...
, Autumn (Le Rocher) - 1991 - Anne-Marie GaratAnne-Marie GaratAnne-Marie Garat is a French novelist. She won the Prix Femina for her novel Aden in 1992 and the prix Marguerite Audoux for her novel Les mal famées....
, Chambre noire (FlammarionGroupe FlammarionGroupe Flammarion is the fourth largest publishing group in France, comprising many units, including its namesake, founded in 1876 by Ernest Flammarion, as well as units in distribution, sales, printing and bookshops . Flammarion became part of the Italian media conglomerate RCS MediaGroup in 2000...
) - 1992 - Régine Detambel, Le Long Séjour (Julliard)
- 1993 - Amélie NothombAmélie NothombAmélie Nothomb is a Belgian writer who writes in French.- Biography :Amélie Nothomb was born in Kobe, Japan to Belgian diplomats. She lived there until she was five years old, and then subsequently lived in China, New York, Bangladesh, Burma, Coventry and Laos...
, Hygiène de l'assassin (Albin MichelÉditions Albin MichelÉditions Albin Michel is a French publisher. It was founded in 1911 by Albin Michel.-External links:*...
) - 1994 - Alain Delbe, Les Îles jumelles (Phébus)
- 1995 - Nicolas Kieffer, Peau de lapin (Seuil)
- 1996 - Xavier Hanotte, Manière noire (Belfond)
- 1997 - Dominique Sigaud, L'Hypothèse du désert (Gallimard)
- 1998 - Laurent Ardenne, Le Mal de Malifaut (Le Temps des Cerises)
- 1999 - Louis Maspero, Une île au bord du désert (L'Aube)
- 2000 - Joël Egloff, Edmond Ganglion & fils (Le Rocher)
- 2001 - Adeline Yzac, Le Dernier de la Lune (Le Rouergue)
- 2002 - Véronique Olmi, Bord de mer (Actes Sud)
- 2003 - Dominique MainardDominique MainardDominique Mainard is a French translator of English novels, short story writer and novelist. She was born in Paris, France in 1967 and grew up in the region of Lyon, and spent five years in the United States. She won the 2009 Prix des Libraires for her novel Pour vous...
, Leur histoire (Joëlle Losfeld) - 2004 - Jean-Louis Serrano, Le Monde m'était promis (Editions de l'Aube)
- 2005 - Karine Mazloumian, Tanguer (PlonPlon (publisher)Plon is a French book publishing company, founded in 1852 by Henri Plon and his two brothers.The Plon family were Walloons coming from Nivelle, France. One of their ancestors is probably the Danish typographer Jehan Plon who lived at the end of the 16th century.-History:The Editions Plon were...
) - 2006 - Hélène Bonafous-Murat, Morsures (Editions Le Passage)
- 2007 - Laurence Tardieu, Puisque rien ne dure (Editions StockStock (publishing house)Stock is a French publisher, a subsidiary of Hachette Livre, which itself is part of the Lagardère Group.It was founded in the 18th century by André Cailleau, who was succeeded in 1753 by Nicolas-Bonaventure Duchesne, who published Voltaire and Rousseau. At the beginning of the 19th century, the...
) - 2008 - Karima Berger, Filiations dangereuses (Editions Chèvre-feuille étoilée)
- 2009 - Yasmine Char, La main de Dieu (Gallimard)
- 2010 - Tatiana Arfel, L'Attente du soir (José CortiJosé CortiJosé Corti is a book shop and publishing house located in Paris, France, and was founded in 1925.It is named after its founder, José Corticchiato ; it is one of France's most prestigious and low-profile independent publishing houses...
) - 2011 - Pierre Cendors, Engeland (Finitude)