Grand Prix de Littérature Américaine (''American Literature Grand Prize'') is a French
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. Ma ...
given each year to an American novel translated into French and published in that year starting January 1. The first award was in 2015. The award was created by the bookseller and publisher .
The jury consists of nine members: three literary critics, three publishers and three booksellers.
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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.[
* ]Laird Hunt
Laird Hunt (born April 3, 1968) is an American writer, translator and academic.
Life
Hunt grew up in Singapore, San Francisco, The Hague, and London before moving to his grandmother's farm in rural Indiana, where he attended Clinton Central Hig ...
, ''Neverhome''
2016
The winner was announced November 8, 2016.
* Atticus Lish, '' Preparation for the Next Life''
*Eddie Joyce
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, ''Small Mercies''
* Molly Prentiss, ''Tuesday Nights in 1980''
2017
The winner was announced November 13, 2017.Richard Russo
Richard Russo (July 15, 1949) is an American novelist, short story writer, screenwriter, and teacher.
Early life and education
Russo was born in Johnstown, New York, and raised in nearby Gloversville. He earned a bachelor's degree, a Master o ...
, ''Everybody's Fool
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2018
The winner was announced November 12, 2018.Rachel Kushner
Rachel Kushner (born 1968) is an American writer, known for her novels ''Telex from Cuba'' (2008), ''The Flamethrowers'' (2013), and '' The Mars Room'' (2018).
Early life
Kushner was born in Eugene, Oregon, the daughter of two Communist scientists ...
, '' The Mars Room''
* Richard Powers
Richard Powers (born June 18, 1957) is an American novelist whose works explore the effects of modern science and technology. His novel ''The Echo Maker'' won the 2006 National Book Award for Fiction.[The Overstory
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References
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Awards established in 2015
2015 establishments in France
French fiction awards