The Prix Louis-Guilloux is a French

literary award A literary award or literary prize is an award presented in recognition of a particularly lauded Literature, literary piece or body of work. It is normally presented to an author. Organizations Most literary awards come with a corresponding award c ...

established in 1983 by the

Conseil général The departmental councils ( ; singular, ''conseil départemental'' ) of France are representative assemblies elected by universal suffrage in 98 of the country's 101 departments. Prior to the 2015 French departmental elections they were known ...

of the

Côtes-d'Armor The Côtes-d'Armor ( , ; ; , ), formerly known as Côtes-du-Nord until 1990 (, ), is a department in the north of Brittany, in northwestern France. In 2019, it had a population of 600,582.Louis Guilloux Louis Guilloux (15 January 1899 – 14 October 1980) was a Breton writer born in Saint-Brieuc, Brittany, where he lived throughout his life. He is known for his Social Realist novels describing working-class life and political struggles in the mi ...

). The idea of this prix is "to perpetuate the literary ideals and values of the Breton writer". The prize is granted each year to a work in the French language which is characterised by "the humane qualities of generous thought, refusing all dualism and all sacrifice of individuality in favour of ideological abstractions".

Laureates

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Hubert Mingarelli Hubert Mingarelli (14 January 1956 – 26 January 2020) was a French writer. He was born in Mont-Saint-Martin, Meurthe-et-Moselle, Mont-Saint-Martin in Lorraine (region), Lorraine. After serving in the navy for three years, he settled in the s ...

, ''L’homme qui avait soif'' ,

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, - , 2013 , Hubert Haddad , ''Le Peintre d'éventail'' , Zulma , - , 2012 ,

Sylvain Prudhomme Sylvain Prudhomme (; born 1979, La Seyne-sur-Mer) is a French writer. He is the author of novels and reports, many of which are based in contemporary Africa, where he lived and worked. His novel ''Les Grands'' (ed. L'Arbalète, Gallimard) was de ...

, ''Là, avait dit Bahi'' , l’Arbalète

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, - , 2011 , Frédéric Valabrègue , ''Le Candidat'' , , - , 2010 ,

Ananda Devi Ananda Devi Nirsimloo-Anenden, also known as Ananda Devi, (born March 23, 1957) is a francophone Mauritian author. She is the 2024 recipient of the Neustadt Prize, known as the "American Nobel." Biography Ananda Devi Nirsimloo was born in Troi ...

, ''Le Sari vert'' , Gallimard , - , 2009 , Bernard Chambaz , ''Yankee'' , , - , 2008 ,

Boualem Sansal Boualem Sansal (, born 15 October 1949 in Theniet El Had) is an Algerian author who writes in French. In 2024, he became a French citizen. He holds an engineering degree from the National Polytechnic School and a PhD in economics. Sansal has wo ...

, ''Le Village de l'Allemand ou le Journal des frères Schiller'' , Gallimard , - , 2007 , Christian Prigent , ''Demain je meurs'' , P.O.L. , - , 2006 ,

Léonora Miano Léonora Miano (born 1973, in Douala) is a Cameroonian author. Biography Léonora Miano was born in Douala in Cameroon. She moved to France in 1991, where she first settled in Valenciennes and then in Nanterre to study American Literature. She p ...

, ''L'Intérieur de la nuit'' , Plon , - , 2005 ,

Lyonel Trouillot Lyonel Trouillot (born 31 December 1956, in Port-au-Prince, Haiti) is a novelist and poet in French and Haitian Creole, a journalist and a professor of French and Creole literature in Port-au-Prince. Early life Lyonel Trouillot was born into a f ...

, ''Bicentenaire'' ,

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, - , 2004 ,

Catherine Lépront Catherine Lépront (June 1951, Le Creusot – 19 August 2012) was a French novelist, playwright, short story writer and essayist. Biography Catherine Lépront was born into a family of doctors and musicians. First of all a liberal nurse (an exp ...

, ''Des gens du monde'' ,

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, - , 2003 ,

Olivier Rolin Olivier Rolin (; born 17th May 1947 in Boulogne-Billancourt) is a French writer. He won the Prix Femina in 1994, for his novel ''Port-Soudan''. His brother Jean Jean may refer to: People * Jean (female given name) * Jean (male given name) * J ...

, ''Tigre en papier'' , Seuil , - , 2002 ,

François Bon François Bon (born 22 May 1953 in Luçon) is a French writer and translator. Work François Bon published his first novel in 1982, ''Sortie d'usine.'' He then earned a creative residency at the Villa Médicis in 1984, and has since worked ...

, ''Mécanique'' , , - , 2001 ,

Andrée Chedid Andrée Chedid () (20 March 1920 – 6 February 2011), born Andrée Saab Khoury, was an Egyptian- French poet and novelist of Lebanese and Syrian descent. She is the recipient of numerous literary awards and was made a Grand Officer of the F ...

, ''Le Message'' ,

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, - , 2000 , Jean Rolin , ''Campagnes'' , Gallimard , - , 1999 ,

Jean Vautrin Jean Vautrin (; 17 May 1933 – 16 June 2015), real name Jean Herman, was a French writer, filmmaker and film critic. Life and career After studying literature at Auxerre, he took first place in the Id'HEC competition. He studied French liter ...

, pour l’ensemble de son œuvre , , - , 1998 , Marc Trillard , ''Coup de lame'' ,

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, - , 1997 ,

Pierre Michon Pierre Michon (born 28 March 1945 in Châtelus-le-Marcheix, Creuse) is a French writer. His first novel, ''Small Lives'' (1984), is widely regarded as a genuine masterpiece in contemporary French literature. He has won several prizes for ''Smal ...

, ''La Grande Beune'' , Verdier , - , 1996 , Hervé Prudon , ''Nadine Mouque'' , Gallimard , - , 1995 ,

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, ''L'Écriture ou la Vie'' , Gallimard , - , 1994 ,

Sylvie Germain Sylvie Germain (; born 1954 Châteauroux, Indre) is a French author. Early life and education During her childhood, with her three brothers and sisters, she moved from city to city, depending on the assignments her sub-prefect father received. ...

, ''Immensités'' , Gallimard , - , 1993 ,

Didier Daeninckx Didier Daeninckx (born 27 April 1949 in Saint-Denis, Seine-Saint-Denis) is a French author and left-wing politician of Belgian descent, best known for his '' romans noirs''. Works translated into English *' (''Meurtres pour mémoire'') by Melvil ...

, ''Zapping'' ,

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, - , 1992 , Alain Dugrand , ''Le Quatorzième Zouave'' , Éditions de l'Olivier , - , 1991 ,

Nicolas Bouvier Nicolas Bouvier (6 March 1929 in Grand-Lancy – 17 February 1998) was a 20th-century Swiss traveller, writer, picture editor and photographer. He studied in Geneva in the 1950s and lived there later between his travels. Life Bouvier was bor ...

, ''Journal d'Aran et d'autres lieux'' ,

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, - , 1990 , Philippe Le Guillou , ''La Rumeur du soleil'' , Gallimard , - , 1989 , Philippe Hadengue , ''Petite Chronique des gens de nuit dans un port de l'Atlantique Nord'' ( Inter Book Prize) , Pauvert , - , 1988 ,

André Hodeir André Hodeir (22 January 1921 – 1 November 2011) was a French violinist, composer, arranger and musicologist. Biography Hodeir was born in Paris and trained as a classical violinist and composer. He studied at the Conservatoire de Paris, w ...

, ''Le Joueur de violon'' , Seuil , - , 1987 ,

Gilles Lapouge Gilles Lapouge (7 November 1923 – 31 July 2020) was a French writer and journalist with the daily ''O Estado de S. Paulo''. He won the 2007 Prix Femina Essai. Life He grew up in Algeria, where his father was in the military. After studying hi ...

, ''La Bataille de Wagram'' , Flammarion , - , 1985 ,

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, ''Bonsoir, Marie-Josèphe'' , {{Interlanguage link multi, Jean Picollec, fr , - , 1983 , Jean-Claude Bourlès , ''Chronique du bel été'' , Jean Picollec

External links

Prix Louis Guilloux
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on Côte d'Armor.fr French literary awards Awards established in 1983 1983 establishments in France