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]}

• Laird Hunt, Neverhome

2016

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

• 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.^[5]

• 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

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

• Aleksandar Hemon, The World and All That It Holds
• Emma Cline, The Guest
• Maggie Shipstead, Great Circle

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.