Grand Prix de Littérature Américaine

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 starting January 1.[1] The first award was in 2015. The award was created by the bookseller and publisher Francis Geffard.[2] The jury consists of nine members: three literary critics, three publishers and three booksellers.[3]

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][4]

2016

The winner was announced November 8, 2016.[5]

2017

The winner was announced November 13, 2017.[3]

2018

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

References
  1. Laure Besnier (October 6, 2017). "Les finalistes du Grand Prix de Littérature Américaine 2017". actualitte.com (in French). Retrieved November 14, 2017.
  2. "Laird Hunt reçoit le Grand prix de littérature américaine pour son roman "Neverhome"". Actes Sud (in French). 2015. Retrieved November 14, 2017.
  3. Pierre Georges (November 13, 2017). "Le Grand prix de littérature américaine revient à Richard Russo". Libres Hebdo (in French). Retrieved November 14, 2017.
  4. Anne-Laure Walter (November 8, 2017). "Laird Hunt, premier lauréat du Grand prix de littérature américaine". Livres Hebdo (in French). Retrieved November 14, 2017.
  5. Bruno Corty (November 8, 2017). "Atticus Lish, Grand prix de littérature américaine 2016". Le Figaro (in French). Retrieved November 14, 2017.
  6. Nicolas Turcev (November 12, 2018). "Richard Powers lauréat du Grand prix de littérature américaine 2018". Libres Hebdo (in French). Retrieved November 12, 2018.
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