Prix Maurice Genevoix

Prix Maurice Genevoix
Awarded for To recognize a French literary work which honors the memory and work of Maurice Genevoix
Sponsored by Académie française
Country France
Presented by Académie française
Reward(s) Silver-gilt medal and variable cash amount
First awarded 1985
Last awarded Active
Official website Prix Maurice Genevoix (Académie Française)

The Prix Maurice Genevoix (Le prix Maurice Genevoix) is an annual French literary award made in honor of its namesake Maurice Genevoix (1890–1980).[1] It is intended to recognize a French literary work which, by its topic or style, honors the memory and work of Maurice Genevoix.[2] The prize was founded in 1985 in the city of Garches under the initiative of mayor Yves Bodin, who was a family friend of Genevoix.[1] In 2004 the award was officially established at the Académie française[3] as a "Grand Prix", meaning the winner receives a silver-gilt medal and variable cash amount,[4][5] thus increasing its prestige and importance since 2004.

Winners

List of winners.[6] Prizes awarded since 2004 are from the Académie française.[7]


Notes

  1. 1 2 "Le prix Maurice Genevoix" (in French). City of Garches. Retrieved 2009-05-20.
  2. Prix Maurice Genevoix
  3. Liste des prix de l'Académie française, www.academie-francaise.fr.
  4. In 2006 the prize was 4500 €, www.academie-francaise.fr
  5. Prix et concours 2009, www.academie-francaise.fr
  6. "Les lauréats (1985–2007)". La médiathèque Maurice Genevoix. Retrieved 2009-05-20.
  7. Prix Maurice Genevoix (Académie Française)
  8. "Isabelle Autissier lauréate du prix Maurice Genevoix". Le Parisien. 30 May 2013. Retrieved December 2, 2013.
  9. "L'écrivain québécois Jacques Godbout est honoré par l'Académie française". La Presse Canadienne (in French). June 25, 2007.
  10. "Les prix de l'Académie française". Le Monde (in French). June 10, 2012.

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