The Prix Alain-Fournier is a French literary prize, awarded by the town of

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in honour of

Alain-Fournier Henri-Alban Fournier (; 3 October 1886 – 22 September 1914),Mémoire des hommes
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, author of ''

Le Grand Meaulnes ''Le Grand Meaulnes'' () is the only novel by French author Alain-Fournier, who was killed in the first month of World War I. The novel, published in 1913, a year before the author's death, is somewhat autobiographical, especially the name of 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

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*1986 – Pierre Bergounioux, ''Ce pas et le suivant'' ( Gallimard) *1987 – Jean Lods, ''Le Bleu des vitraux'' (Gallimard) *1988 –

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, ''Le Navire Argo'' (François Bourin) *1989 – Luce Tillier, ''L'Ordre troublant des nénuphars'' (Kupczyk) *1990 –

Philippe Delerm Philippe Delerm (born November 27, 1950, in Auvers-sur-Oise, Val-d'Oise, France) is a French writer whose collection of essays ''La Première gorgée de bière et autres plaisirs minuscules'' sold more than one million copies in France. Writin ...

, ''Autumn'' (Le Rocher) *1991 – Anne-Marie Garat, ''Chambre noire'' (

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) *1992 –

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, ''Le Long Séjour'' (Julliard) *1993 –

Amélie Nothomb Baroness Fabienne Claire Nothomb (; born 13 August 1967''État présent de la noblesse belge'', éditions of 1979, 1995 and 2010. Her birth is announced in n° 87, aout 1967, p. 340 of the ''Bulletin de l'association de la noblesse du royaume de ...

, ''Hygiène de l'assassin'' (

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) *1994 –

Alain Delbe Alain Delbe (born 24 October 1954 in Douai) is a French writer, child psychologist and psychotherapy, psychotherapist. In 1994, he won the Prix Alain-Fournier for his novel ''Les Îles jumelles''. He is also the author of novels ''François l'Ar ...

, ''Les Îles jumelles'' (

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) *1995 –

Nicolas Kieffer Nicolas or Nicolás may refer to: People Given name * Nicolas (given name) Mononym * Nicolas (footballer, born 1999), Brazilian footballer * Nicolas (footballer, born 2000), Brazilian footballer Surname Nicolas * Dafydd Nicolas (c.1705–1774), ...

, ''Peau de lapin'' (Seuil) *1996 – Xavier Hanotte, ''Manière noire'' (Belfond) *1997 –

Dominique Sigaud Dominique Sigaud (born 28 January 1959 in Paris) is a French journalist, essayist and novelist. Biography From 1984 to 1996, as an independent journalist, she traveled the Arab world and Africa. In 1996, she was awarded the prize for her artic ...

, ''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 Véronique Olmi (born 1962) is a French playwright and novelist. She won the Prix Alain-Fournier emerging artist award for her 2001 novella ''Bord de Mer''. It has since been translated into several European languages. Olmi has published a dozen ...

, ''Bord de mer'' (Actes Sud) *2003 – Dominique Mainard, ''Leur histoire'' (Joëlle Losfeld) *2004 – Jean-Louis Serrano, ''Le Monde m'était promis'' (Editions de l'Aube) *2005 – Karine Mazloumian, ''Tanguer'' ( Plon) *2006 –

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, ''Morsures'' (Editions Le Passage) *2007 – Laurence Tardieu, ''Puisque rien ne dure'' ( Editions Stock) *2008 – Karima Berger, ''Filiations dangereuses'' (Editions Chèvre-feuille étoilée) *2009 –

Yasmine Char Yasmin, Yasmine, or Yasmina may refer to: People * Yasmin (name), a feminine given name, and sometimes a surname * Yasmin (musician) (born 1993), English singer, songwriter, and DJ * Yasmine (pornographic actress), Yasmine Lafitte, French actress ...

, ''La main de Dieu'' (Gallimard) *2010 –

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, ''L'Attente du soir'' (

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) *2011 – Pierre Cendors, ''Engeland'' (Finitude) *2012 –

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, ''La Sérénade d'Ibrahim Santos'' (Elyzad) *2013 - Gaëlle Josse, ''Nos vies désaccordées'' (Éditions Autrement) *2014 -

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, ''La Battue'' (Rouergue)Ouest France'' (May 7, 2014)
''Littérature. Un Fougerais lauréat du prix Alain Fournier''
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Marie-Aimée Lebreton Marie-Aimée Lebreton (born 1962 in Bouïra, Kabylie) is a French people, French writer. She obtained a PhD in the philosophy of art and studied at the Conservatoire de Paris. She teaches at the University of Lorraine and lives in Paris. Her firs ...

, ''Cent-sept ans'' (Buchet/Chastel) *2016 –

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, ''La Saison des mangues'' (Heloïse d'Ormesson) *2017 – Guy Boley, ''Fils de feu'' (Grasset) *2018 –

Jean-Baptiste Andrea Jean-Baptiste Andrea (born 4 April 1971) is a French novelist, film director and screenwriter. He grew up in Cannes, where he started making short films. He later moved to Paris and graduated in political science and economics. In Paris, he met ...

, ''Ma Reine'' (L'Iconoclaste) *2019 – Bruno Pellegrino, ''Là-bas, août est un mois d’automne'' (éditions Zoé) *2020 : Mélissa Da Costa, ''Tout le bleu du ciel'' (Carnets Nord) *2021 : Adrien Borne, ''Mémoire de soie'' (JC Lattès) *2022 : Annie Lulu, ''La Mer Noire dans les Grands Lacs'' (éditions Juilliard) *2023 : Mathieu Pieyre, ''Le Professeur d'anglais'' (éditions Arléa) *2024 : Paul Saint-Bris ''L’allègement des vernis''

References

{{reflist French fiction awards Awards established in 1986

Prize-winners

See also

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