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Prix Erckmann-Chatrian
The prix Erckmann-Chatrian is a literary award from Lorraine, awarded every year since 1925 in memory of the literary duo Erckmann-Chatrian. It rewards a written prose work by someone form Lorraine or about Lorraine. It is often nicknamed the " Goncourt lorrain".Élise Fontenaille, the author who just won the Erckmann Chatrian prize (ie the "Goncourt Lorraine") with ''Les disparues de Vancouver'', has taken the game of the intervieArticle du journal ''My lorraine'', site du Conseil Général de Lorraine 24 November 2010. The jury consists of literary figures of the four Lorraine departments. In 1989, a scholarship was added to the prize, a scholarship for historical narrative and monograph. In 1993, this scholarship was divided into "scholarship for history" and "scholarship for monograph". List of laureates * 1925: Eugène Mathis, ''Les Héros : gens de Fraize'', L. Fleurent éd. * 1926: Léopold Bouchot, ''Manuel d'histoire de Lorraine'' * 1927: Henry Thierry, ''Anthologie lo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Literary Award
A literary award or literary prize is an award presented in recognition of a particularly lauded literary piece or body of work. It is normally presented to an author. Organizations Most literary awards come with a corresponding award ceremony. Many awards are structured with one organization (usually a non-profit organization) as the presenter and public face of the award, and another organization as the financial sponsor or backer, who pays the prize remuneration and the cost of the ceremony and public relations, typically a corporate sponsor who may sometimes attach their name to the award (such as the Orange Prize). Types of awards There are awards for various writing formats including poetry and novels. Many awards are also dedicated to a certain genre of fiction or non-fiction writing (such as science fiction or politics). There are also awards dedicated to works in individual languages, such as the Miguel de Cervantes Prize (Spanish), the Camões Prize (Portuguese), the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |