Grand Prix de Littérature Américaine
The Grand Prix de Littérature Américaine (American Literature Grand Prize) is a French literary award given each year to an American novel translated into French and published in that year.[1] The first award was in 2015. The award was created by the bookseller and publisher Francis Geffard.[2] The jury consists of nine members: three literary critics, three publishers, and three booksellers.[3]
Honorees[edit]
Blue ribbon (
) = winner. Book titles are of the original American publication, not the French title or its translation.
2015
The winner was announced November 8, 2015.[2][4]
Laird Hunt, Neverhome
2016
The winner was announced November 8, 2016.[5]
- Eddie Joyce, Small Mercies
- Atticus Lish, Preparation for the Next Life
- Molly Prentiss, Tuesday Nights in 1980
2017
The winner was announced November 13, 2017.[3]
- Vivian Cornick, Fierce Attachments
- Christian Kiefer, The Animals
- Richard Russo, Everybody's Fool
2018
The winner was announced November 12, 2018.[6]
- Dan Chaon, Ill Will
- Rachel Kushner, The Mars Room
- Richard Powers, The Overstory
2019
The winner was announced November 13, 2019.[7]
- Valeria Luiselli, Lost Children Archive
- Tommy Orange, There There
- Kevin Powers, A Shout in the Ruins
2020
The winner was announced on November 18, 2020.[8]
- Barbara Kingsolver, Unsheltered
- Stephen Markley, Ohio
- Elizabeth Wetmore, Valentine
2021
The winner was announced November 9, 2021.[9]
- Robert Jones, Jr., The Prophets
- Joyce Maynard, Count the Ways
- Lionel Shriver, Should We Stay or Should We Go
- Ta-Nehisi Coates, The Water Dancer
2022
The winner was announced November 8, 2022.[10]
- Anthony Doerr, Cloud Cuckoo Land
- Nathan Harris, The Sweetness of Water
- Coco Mellors, Cleopatra and Frankenstein
- Leila Mottley, Nightcrawling
2023 The winner was announced November 10, 2023.[11]
- Aleksandar Hemon, The World and All That It Holds
- Emma Cline, The Guest
- Maggie Shipstead, Great Circle
References[edit]
- ^ Besnier, Laure (October 6, 2017). "Les finalistes du Grand Prix de Littérature Américaine 2017". actualitte.com (in French). Retrieved November 14, 2017.
- ^ a b "Laird Hunt reçoit le Grand prix de littérature américaine pour son roman "Neverhome"". Actes Sud (in French). 2015. Retrieved November 14, 2017.
- ^ a b Georges, Pierre (November 13, 2017). "Le Grand prix de littérature américaine revient à Richard Russo". Libres Hebdo (in French). Retrieved November 14, 2017.
- ^ Walter, Anne-Laure (November 8, 2017). "Laird Hunt, premier lauréat du Grand prix de littérature américaine". Livres Hebdo (in French). Retrieved November 14, 2017.
- ^ Corty, Bruno (November 8, 2017). "Atticus Lish, Grand prix de littérature américaine 2016". Le Figaro (in French). Retrieved November 14, 2017.
- ^ Turcev, Nicolas (November 12, 2018). "Richard Powers lauréat du Grand prix de littérature américaine 2018". Libres Hebdo (in French). Retrieved November 12, 2018.
- ^ Corty, Bruno (November 13, 2019). "Le Grand Prix de littérature américaine attribué à Kevin Powers". Le Figaro (in French). Retrieved June 15, 2023.
- ^ Faidherbe, Thomas (November 18, 2020). "Le grand prix de littérature américaine 2020 pour l'auteur Stephen Markley". Libres Hebdo (in French). Retrieved June 15, 2023.
- ^ Thomas, Vincy (November 9, 2020). "Joyce Maynard sacrée par le Grand prix de littérature américaine 2021". Libres Hebdo (in French). Retrieved June 15, 2023.
- ^ Tiniscopa, Adriano (November 8, 2022). "Anthony Doerr, Grand prix de littérature américaine". Libres Hebdo (in French). Retrieved June 15, 2023.
- ^ Chevilly, Philippe (November 10, 2023). "Aleksandar Hemon, Grand prix de littérature américaine". Les Echos (in French). Retrieved March 30, 2024.