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The Grand prix littéraire d'Afrique noire (one of the major literary prizes of Black Africa for Francophone Literature) is a
literary prize 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 ...
presented every year by the ADELF, the Association of French Language Writers for a French original text from Sub-Saharan Africa. It was originally endowed with 2,000
french francs The franc (, ; currency sign, sign: F or Fr), also commonly distinguished as the (FF), was a currency of France. Between 1360 and 1641, it was the name of coins worth 1 livre tournois and it remained in common parlance as a term for this amount ...
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Winners

* 1961: Aké Loba ( Côte d'Ivoire) for '' Kocumbo, l'étudiant noir'' * 1962:
Cheikh Hamidou Kane Cheikh Hamidou Kane (born 2 April 1928) is a Senegalese writer best known for his 1961 novel '' L'Aventure ambiguë'' (''Ambiguous Adventure''), about the interactions of western and African cultures. Its hero is a Fulani boy who goes to study i ...
(
Senegal Senegal,; Wolof: ''Senegaal''; Pulaar: 𞤅𞤫𞤲𞤫𞤺𞤢𞥄𞤤𞤭 (Senegaali); Arabic: السنغال ''As-Sinighal'') officially the Republic of Senegal,; Wolof: ''Réewum Senegaal''; Pulaar : 𞤈𞤫𞤲𞤣𞤢𞥄𞤲𞤣𞤭 ...
) for ''
L'Aventure ambiguë ''L'Aventure ambiguë'' is a novel by Senegalese author Cheikh Hamidou Kane, first published in 1961, about the interactions of western and African cultures. Its hero is a boy from the Diallobé region of Senegal who goes to study in France. There ...
'' * 1963: Jean Ikelle Matiba (
Cameroon Cameroon (; french: Cameroun, ff, Kamerun), officially the Republic of Cameroon (french: République du Cameroun, links=no), is a country in west-central Africa. It is bordered by Nigeria to the west and north; Chad to the northeast; the C ...
) for '' Cette Afrique-là'' * 1964:
Birago Diop Birago Diop (11 December 1906 – 25 November 1989) was a Senegalese poet and storyteller whose work restored general interest in African folktales and promoted him to one of the most outstanding African francophone writers.Contes et Lavanes'' * 1965: Bernard Dadié (Côte d'Ivoire) for '' Patron de New-York'' * 1965:
Seydou Badian Kouyaté Seydou Badian Kouyaté (April 10, 1928 – December 28, 2018) was a Malian writer and politician. He wrote the lyrics to the Malian national anthem, "Le Mali". Early life and education Born in Bamako, Kouyaté studied medicine at the University ...
(
Mali Mali (; ), officially the Republic of Mali,, , ff, 𞤈𞤫𞤲𞥆𞤣𞤢𞥄𞤲𞤣𞤭 𞤃𞤢𞥄𞤤𞤭, Renndaandi Maali, italics=no, ar, جمهورية مالي, Jumhūriyyāt Mālī is a landlocked country in West Africa. Mal ...
) for '' Les Dirigeants africains face à leurs peuples'' * 1966: Olympe Bhely-Quenum (
Benin Benin ( , ; french: Bénin , ff, Benen), officially the Republic of Benin (french: République du Bénin), and formerly Dahomey, is a country in West Africa. It is bordered by Togo to the west, Nigeria to the east, Burkina Faso to the nort ...
) for '' Le chant du lac'' * 1967: Francis Bebey (Cameroon) for '' Le fils d'Agatha Moudio'' * 1967: Francois Evembe (Cameroon) for '' Sur la terre en passant'' * 1967: Jean Pliya (Benin) for '' Kondo, le requin'' * 1968: Bernard Dadié (Côte d'Ivoire) for '' La ville où nul ne meurt'' * 1968: Francis Bebey (Cameroon) for '' Le Fils d'Agatha Moudio'' * 1969:
Ahmadou Kourouma Ahmadou Kourouma (24 November 1927 – 11 December 2003) was an Ivorian novelist. Life The eldest son of a distinguished Malinké family, Ahmadou Kourouma was born in 1927 in Boundiali, Côte d'Ivoire. Raised by his uncle, he initially pursue ...
(Côte d'Ivoire) for '' Les Soleils des indépendances'' * 1969: Guy Menga ( Republic of the Congo) for '' La Palabre stérile'' * 1971:
Boubou Hama Boubou Hama (1906 – 29 January 1982) was a Nigerien writer, historian, and politician. He was President of the National Assembly of Niger under President of Niger, Hamani Diori.
(
Niger ) , official_languages = , languages_type = National languagesKotia Nima'' * 1971:
Massa Makan Diabaté Massa Makan Diabaté (June 12, 1938 – January 27, 1988) was a Malian historian, author, and playwright. Biography Born in 1938 in Kita, Massa Makan Diabaté was the descendant of a long line of West African poets (griots). His uncle, Kélé ...
(Mali) for '' Janjon'' * 1971: L'abbé Mviena (Cameroon) for '' L'Univers culturel et religieux du peuple Béti'' * 1972: Henri Lopès (
Democratic Republic of Congo The Democratic Republic of the Congo (french: République démocratique du Congo (RDC), colloquially "La RDC" ), informally Congo-Kinshasa, DR Congo, the DRC, the DROC, or the Congo, and formerly and also colloquially Zaire, is a country in ...
) for '' Tribaliques'' * 1973: Alioun Fantoure ( Guinea) for '' Le Cercle des tropiques'' * 1974:
Amadou Hampâté Bâ Amadou Hampâté Bâ ( ff, 𞤀𞤸𞤥𞤢𞤣𞤵 𞤖𞤢𞤥𞤨𞤢𞥄𞤼𞤫 𞤄𞤢𞥄, Ahmadu Hampaate Baa, 1900/1901 – 15 May 1991) was a Malian writer, historian and ethnologist. He was an influential figure in twentieth-cent ...
(Mali) for '' L'étrange destin de Wangrin'' * 1975: Étienne Yanou (Cameroon) for '' L'Homme Dieu de Bisso'' * 1976: Aouta Keita (Mali) for '' Femmes d'Afrique'' * 1977: Sory Camara (Guinea) for '' Gens de la parole: Essai sur les griots malinké'' * 1978: Idé Oumarou (Niger) for '' Gros plan'' * 1979:
Lamine Diakhate Lamine Diakhate (September 16, 1928, in Saint-Louis, Senegal – 1987) was an author, poet and literary critic of the négritude school and has served his country as a politician and diplomat. Education He had attended schools in Louga and Saint-L ...
(Senegal) for '' Chalys d'Harlem'' * 1980:
Aminata Sow Fall Aminata Sow Fall (born 27 April 1941) is a Senegalese-born author. While her native language is Wolof, her books are written in French. She is considered "the first published woman novelist from francophone Black Africa".Margaret Busby, '' Daugh ...
(Senegal) for '' La grève des Bàttu'' * 1981: Jean-Marie Adiaffi (Côte d'Ivoire) for '' La carte d'identité'' * 1982: Frédéric Titinga Pacéré ( Burkino Faso) for '' La poésie des griots : poèmes pour l'Angola'' * 1982:
Mariama Bâ Mariama Bâ (April 17, 1929 – August 17, 1981) was a Senegalese author and feminist, whose two French-language novels were both translated into more than a dozen languages. Born in Dakar, she was raised a Muslim. Her frustration with the fate ...
(Senegal) for '' Un Chant écarlate'' * 1982: Yodi Karone (Cameroon) for '' Nègre de paille'' * 1983: Sony Labou Tansi (Democratic Republic of the Congo) for '' L'ante-peuple'' * 1984:
Cheikh Hamidou Kane Cheikh Hamidou Kane (born 2 April 1928) is a Senegalese writer best known for his 1961 novel '' L'Aventure ambiguë'' (''Ambiguous Adventure''), about the interactions of western and African cultures. Its hero is a Fulani boy who goes to study i ...
(Senegal) * 1985: Modibo Sounkalo Keita (Mali) for '' L'archer bassari'' * 1985:
Edem Kodjo Édouard Kodjovi "Edem" Kodjo (May 23, 1938 – April 11, 2020), was a Togolese politician and diplomat. He was Secretary-General of the Organisation of African Unity from 1978 to 1983; later, in Togo, he was a prominent opposition leader after t ...
(
Togo Togo (), officially the Togolese Republic (french: République togolaise), is a country in West Africa. It is bordered by Ghana to the west, Benin to the east and Burkina Faso to the north. It extends south to the Gulf of Guinea, where its c ...
) for '' Et demain l'Afrique'' * 1986: Jean-Pierre Makouta-Mboukou ( Congo) for '' La Critique littéraire'' * 1986: Bolga Baenga (Congo) for '' Cannibale'' * 1986:
Tierno Monénembo Thierno Saïdou Diallo, usually known as Tierno Monénembo (born 1947 in Porédaka), is a Francophone Guinean novelist and biochemist. Born in Guinea, he later lived in Senegal, Algeria, Morocco, and finally France since 1973. He has written eight b ...
(Guinea) for '' Les écailles du ciel'' * 1987:
Jean-Baptiste Tati Loutard Jean-Baptiste Tati Loutard (15 December 1938 – 4 July 2009) was a Congolese politician and poet. Having previously served as Minister of Higher Education and Minister of Arts and Culture, he was Minister of Hydrocarbons in the government of Co ...
( Republic of the Congo) for '' Le Récit de la mort'' * 1988:
Emmanuel Dongala Emmanuel Boundzéki Dongala (born 1941) is a Congolese chemist and novelist. He was born in Brazzaville, Republic of Congo, in 1941. He was Richard B. Fisher Chair in Natural Sciences at Bard College at Simon's Rock until 2014. As a chemist, hi ...
(
Democratic Republic of the Congo The Democratic Republic of the Congo (french: République démocratique du Congo (RDC), colloquially "La RDC" ), informally Congo-Kinshasa, DR Congo, the DRC, the DROC, or the Congo, and formerly and also colloquially Zaire, is a country in ...
) for '' Le feu des origines'' * 1989: Victor Bouadjio (France) for '' Demain est encore loin'' * 1990: Henri Lopès (Democratic Republic of the Congo) * 1990:
Ahmadou Kourouma Ahmadou Kourouma (24 November 1927 – 11 December 2003) was an Ivorian novelist. Life The eldest son of a distinguished Malinké family, Ahmadou Kourouma was born in 1927 in Boundiali, Côte d'Ivoire. Raised by his uncle, he initially pursue ...
(Côte d'Ivoire) for '' Monnè, outrages et defis'' * 1991:
Amadou Hampâté Bâ Amadou Hampâté Bâ ( ff, 𞤀𞤸𞤥𞤢𞤣𞤵 𞤖𞤢𞤥𞤨𞤢𞥄𞤼𞤫 𞤄𞤢𞥄, Ahmadu Hampaate Baa, 1900/1901 – 15 May 1991) was a Malian writer, historian and ethnologist. He was an influential figure in twentieth-cent ...
(Mali) for '' Amkullel, l'enfant peul'' and '' L'empire peul du Macina'' * 1991: Kama Sywor Kamanda (Democratic Republic of the Congo) for '' La nuit des griots'' * 1992: Patrick Ilboudo (Burkina Faso) for '' Le héraut têtu'' * 1993: Maurice Bandaman (Côte d'Ivoire) for '' Le fils de la femme male'' * 1994: Calixthe Beyala (Cameroon) for '' Maman a un amant'' * 1995:
Emmanuel Dongala Emmanuel Boundzéki Dongala (born 1941) is a Congolese chemist and novelist. He was born in Brazzaville, Republic of Congo, in 1941. He was Richard B. Fisher Chair in Natural Sciences at Bard College at Simon's Rock until 2014. As a chemist, hi ...
(Democratic Republic of the Congo) * 1995: Sylvain Ntari-Bemba (Democratic Republic of the Congo) pour '' Reves portatifs'' Zaire * 1996: Abdourahman A. Waberi (
Djibouti Djibouti, ar, جيبوتي ', french: link=no, Djibouti, so, Jabuuti officially the Republic of Djibouti, is a country in the Horn of Africa, bordered by Somalia to the south, Ethiopia to the southwest, Eritrea in the north, and the Red ...
) * 1996:
Léopold Sédar Senghor Léopold Sédar Senghor (; ; 9 October 1906 – 20 December 2001) was a Senegalese poet, politician and cultural theorist who was the first president of Senegal (1960–80). Ideologically an African socialist, he was the major theoretician o ...
(Senegal) for '' Anthologie de la nouvelle poesie negre et malgache de langue francaise'' * 1997: Daniel Biyaoula ( Republic of the Congo) for '' L'impasse'' * 1998:
Gaston-Paul Effa Gaston-Paul Effa (born 1965, Yaoundé) is a writer from Lorraine of Cameroonian origin, also a professor of philosophy. He came to France to attend secondary school at the in Strasbourg, then studied theology and philosophy at the university. ...
(Cameroon) for ''Mâ'' * 1999: Alain Mabanckou (Republic of the Congo) for '' Bleu-Blanc-Rouge (novel)'' * 2000:
Ken Bugul Ken Bugul (born 1947 in Ndoucoumane) is the pen name of Senegalese Francophone novelist Mariètou Mbaye Biléoma.'Bugul, Ken', in Simon Gikandi (ed.), ''Encyclopedia of African Literature''. Routledge; 2002. In the Wolof language, her pen name m ...
(Benin) for '' Riwan ou le chemin de sable'' * 2001:
Kossi Efoui Kossi Efoui (born 1962 in Anfoin) is a Togolese writer, playwright, and novelist. Efoui was born in Anfoin, a village in the Maritime Region of Togo, studied philosophy at the University of Lomé, and obtained a master's degree in philosophy fr ...
(Togo) for '' La Fabrique de cérémonies'' * 2002:
Patrice Nganang Alain Patrice Nganang (born 1970) is an American writer, poet and teacher of Cameroonian origin, a member of the Bamileke people. He was born in Yaoundé, Cameroon, and was educated in Cameroon and Germany. He was awarded a Ph.D. in comparative l ...
(Cameroun) for '' Temps de chien (Le Serpent à Plumes)'' * 2003: Kangni Alem (Togo) for '' Cola Cola jazz'' * 2004: Sami Tchak (Togo) for '' Littérature et engagement: Mongo Beti, un écrivain conscient de son devoir envers son peuple?'' and '' Togoo: la démocratie introuvable'' * 2005:
Véronique Tadjo Véronique Tadjo (born 1955) is a writer, poet, novelist, and artist from Côte d'Ivoire. Having lived and worked in many countries within the African continent and African diaspora, diaspora, she feels herself to be Pan-Africanism, pan-African ...
(Côte d'Ivoire) * 2005: Mahamoudou Ouédraogo (Burkina Faso) * 2006: Edem Awumey (Togo) for '' Port Mélo'' * 2007:
Bessora Bessora (born 1968, Brussels, Belgium) is a novelist and short story writer. After a career in international finance in Geneva, she studied anthropology and wrote her first novel. Since 1999 Bessora has published a book a year on average, mainly ...
(
Gabon Gabon (; ; snq, Ngabu), officially the Gabonese Republic (french: République gabonaise), is a country on the west coast of Central Africa. Located on the equator, it is bordered by Equatorial Guinea to the northwest, Cameroon to the nort ...
) for '' Cueillez-moi jolis Messieurs...'' * 2008: Jean Divassa Nyama (Gabon) for '' Vocation de Dignité'' * 2009: In Koli Jean Bofane for '' Mathématiques congolaises'' * 2010: Gabriel Mwéné Okoundji (Republic of the Congo) for L’äme blessée d’un éléphant noir'' * 2011:
Léonora Miano Léonora Miano (born 1973, in Douala) is a Cameroonian author. Biography Léonora Miano was born in Douala in Cameroon. She moved to France in 1991, where she first settled in Valenciennes and then in Nanterre to study American Literature. She pu ...
(Cameroon) for ''Blues pour l’Afrique'' and ''Ces âmes chagrines'' * 2012: Venance Konan (Côte d'Ivoire) for ''Edem Kodjo, un homme, un destin'' * 2013: Augustin Emane (Gabon / France) for ''Docteur Schweitzer, une icône africaine'' * 2014: Eugène Ébodé (Cameroon) for ''Souveraine magnifique''. * 2015:
Hemley Boum Hemley Boum (born 1973 in Douala, Cameroon) is a Cameroonian writer. She received the Grand prix littéraire d'Afrique noire. She won the Prix Les Afriques in 2016. Boum studied Social Sciences at the Catholic University of Central Africa in ...
(Cameroon) for ''Les maquisards'' * 2016:
Blick Bassy Blick Bassy is a Bassa singer-songwriter from Cameroon. Bassy writes his songs in his native language, Bassa. His song "Kiki", from ''Akö'', featured as the theme song for the worldwide launch of the iPhone 6 in 2015. Early life Bassy was born ...
(Cameroon) for ''Le Moabi Cinéma'' * 2017: Aristide Tarnagda (Burkina Faso) for ''Terre rouge'' * 2018: Timba Bema (Cameroon) for ''Les seins de l’amante'' and Armand Gauz (Côte d'Ivoire) for ''Camarade Papa'' * 2019:
Hemley Boum Hemley Boum (born 1973 in Douala, Cameroon) is a Cameroonian writer. She received the Grand prix littéraire d'Afrique noire. She won the Prix Les Afriques in 2016. Boum studied Social Sciences at the Catholic University of Central Africa in ...
(Cameroon) for ''Les jours viennent et passent''


References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Grand Prix Litteraire D'afrique Noire * Awards established in 1961 French-language literary awards African literary awards French literary awards