American Library in Paris Book Award

The American Library in Paris Book Award (est. 2010) is a book award established by the American Library in Paris. It is awarded each November with a remunerative prize of $5,000 for the "most distinguished book of the year about France or the encounters between France and the United States."[1] The first award was given in 2013.

The library "was founded and originally run by American expatriates in Paris in 1920, with books that had been sent by American libraries to soldiers fighting in World War I."[1]

Honorees

2013

The shortlist was announced in September,[2] and the winner in December 2013.[1]

Winner: Fredrik Logevall, Embers of War: The Fall of an Empire and the Making of America's Vietnam

Shortlist:

Jury: Diane Johnson, Adam Gopnik and Julian Barnes

2014

The shortlist was announced in July, and the winner in November 2014.[3]

Winner: Robert Harris, An Officer and a Spy

Shortlist:

Jury: Alice Kaplan, Sebastian Faulks, and Pierre Assouline

2015

The shortlist was announced in July 2015,[4] and the winner was announced 6 November.

Winner: Laura Auricchio, The Marquis: Lafayette Reconsidered

Shortlist:

Jury: Laura Furman, Lily Tuck, Fredrik Logevall

References

  1. 1 2 3 Allan Kozinn (November 18, 2013). "New Prize Goes to Author of Book on Vietnam". New York Times. Retrieved December 2, 2013.
  2. "The American Library in Paris Book Award Shortlist". The American Library in Paris Book Award. The American Library in Paris. September 2013.
  3. "The American Library in Paris 2014 book award winner announcement". American Library in Paris. 3 November 2014. Retrieved November 20, 2014.
  4. "The 2015 Book Award Shortlist". American Library in Paris Book Award. Retrieved December 5, 2015.

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