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Alain-Fournier Prize
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. Prize-winners *1986 – Pierre Bergounioux, ''Ce pas et le suivant'' ( Gallimard) *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 Delerm, ''Autumn'' (Le Rocher) *1991 – Anne-Marie Garat, ''Chambre noire'' (Flammarion) *1992 – Régine Detambel, ''Le Long Séjour'' (Julliard) *1993 – Amélie Nothomb, ''Hygiène de l'assassin'' (Albin Michel) *1994 – Alain Delbe, ''Les Îles jumelles'' (Éditions Phébus) *1995 – Ni ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
French Literature
French literature () generally speaking, is literature written in the French language, particularly by French people, French citizens; it may also refer to literature written by people living in France who speak traditional languages of France other than French. Literature written in the French language by citizens of other nations such as Belgium, Switzerland, Canada, Senegal, Tunisia, Algeria, Morocco, etc. is referred to as Francophone literature. For centuries, French literature has been an object of national pride for French people, and it has been one of the most influential aspects of the literature of Europe. France ranks first on the list of Nobel Prize in Literature, Nobel Prizes in literature by country. One of the first known examples of French literature is the The Song of Roland, Song of Roland, the first major work in a series of poems known as, "Chanson de geste, chansons de geste". The French language is a Romance languages, Romance language derived from Lat ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
