Grand Prix de Littérature Américaine explained

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 .[2] The jury consists of nine members: three literary critics, three publishers, and three booksellers.

Honorees

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] [3]

2016

The winner was announced November 8, 2016.[4]

2017

The winner was announced November 13, 2017.[5]

2018

The winner was announced November 12, 2018.[6]

2019

The winner was announced November 13, 2019.[7]

2020

The winner was announced on November 18, 2020.[8]

2021

The winner was announced November 9, 2021.[9]

2022

The winner was announced November 8, 2022.[10]

2023The winner was announced November 10, 2023.[11]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Les finalistes du Grand Prix de Littérature Américaine 2017 . French . actualitte.com . Laure . Besnier . October 6, 2017 . November 14, 2017.
  2. Web site: Laird Hunt reçoit le Grand prix de littérature américaine pour son roman "Neverhome" . French . Actes Sud . 2015 . November 14, 2017.
  3. Web site: Laird Hunt, premier lauréat du Grand prix de littérature américaine . French . Livres Hebdo . Anne-Laure . Walter . November 8, 2017 . November 14, 2017.
  4. Web site: Atticus Lish, Grand prix de littérature américaine 2016 . French . Le Figaro . Bruno . Corty . November 8, 2017 . November 14, 2017.
  5. Web site: Le Grand prix de littérature américaine revient à Richard Russo . French . Libres Hebdo . Pierre . Georges . November 13, 2017 . November 14, 2017.
  6. Web site: Richard Powers lauréat du Grand prix de littérature américaine 2018 . Libres Hebdo . French . Nicolas . Turcev . November 12, 2018 . November 12, 2018.
  7. News: Le Grand Prix de littérature américaine attribué à Kevin Powers . November 13, 2019 . French . Le Figaro . Bruno . Corty . June 15, 2023.
  8. News: Le grand prix de littérature américaine 2020 pour l’auteur Stephen Markley . Thomas . Faidherbe . November 18, 2020 . Libres Hebdo . French . June 15, 2023.
  9. News: Joyce Maynard sacrée par le Grand prix de littérature américaine 2021 . Vincy . Thomas . November 9, 2020 . Libres Hebdo . French . June 15, 2023.
  10. News: Anthony Doerr, Grand prix de littérature américaine . Adriano . Tiniscopa . November 8, 2022 . Libres Hebdo . French . June 15, 2023.
  11. News: Aleksandar Hemon, Grand prix de littérature américaine . Philippe . Chevilly . November 10, 2023 . Les Echos . French . March 30, 2024.