The Prix Maison de la Presse is an annual French literary prize, established in 1970 by the Syndicat national des dépositaires de presse (SNDP) and Gabriel Cantin. Until 2005 it was known as Prix des Maisons de la Presse and given out in the two categories Novel (Roman) and Non-Fiction (Document), after which the name was changed and the categories merged into one.

Recipients

Novel, 1970–2020

* 1970: Jean Laborde, ''L'Héritage de violence'',

Flammarion Flammarion may refer to: * Camille Flammarion (1842–1925), French astronomer and author * Gabrielle Renaudot Flammarion (1877–1962), French astronomer, wife of Camille Flammarion * Flammarion engraving by unknown artist; appeared in a book by C ...

* 1971:

Luc Estang Luc Bastard (pen name: Luc Estang; 1911–1992) was a French writer, critic and publisher. He was born in Paris and attended boarding schools and Catholic seminaries in Artois and Belgium. He began his writing career in 1929, and published his fi ...

, ''La Fille à l'oursin'',

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* 1972:

Pierre Moustiers Pierre Moustiers (13 August 1924 – 6 June 2016) is the pen name of French writer Pierre Rossi. Biography Under his pseudonym, he was successively laureate of the 1969 Grand prix du roman de l'Académie française, the 1972 Prix Maison de la ...

, '' L'Hiver d'un gentilhomme'', Gallimard * 1973: René Barjavel, ''

Le Grand Secret ''The Immortals'' () is a 1973 novel by the French writer René Barjavel. It tells the story of a grand conspiracy between world leaders. It was published in English English usually refers to: * English language * English people English may ...

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Presses de la Cité Presses de la Cité is a French publishing company founded in 1943 by Sven Nielsen, the son and grandson of booksellers, who came to Paris in 1924. Before becoming a publisher, Nielsen specialised in exporting French books. In 1988, with its me ...

* 1974:

Michel Bataille Michel Bataille (March 25, 1926February 28, 2008) was a French writer. Biography Bataille studied architecture at École nationale supérieure des beaux-arts, and took part in projects with Le Corbusier. Thirteen years later, he left architectur ...

, ''Les Jours meilleurs'', Éditions Julliard * 1975:

Charles Exbrayat Charles Exbrayat (5 May 1906 – 8 March 1989) was a French fiction writer. He published over 100 novels and short stories, most of them humorous thrillers. They were very popular and a considerable number were turned into films. While living i ...

, ''Jules Matrat'', Albin Michel * 1976:

Guy Lagorce Guy Lagorce (born 12 January 1937) in La Bachellerie (Dordogne) is a French journalist and writer, winner of the 1984 prix des libraires. Biography Guy Lagorce is a former French sprint international athlete (100m, 200m and member of the Fren ...

, '' Ne pleure pas'', Grasset * 1977:

Maurice Denuzière Maurice Denuzière (born 29 August 1926 in Saint-Étienne) is a French journalist and writer. Biography After studying journalism and a career in naval aeronautics, he embarked on journalism. In 1951, he became a chronicler for ''France-Soir'' ...

, ''Louisiane'',

JC Lattès JC Lattès is a French publishing house. A division of Hachette Livre since 1981, JC Lattès' catalogue includes the works of Dan Brown, as well as ''Fifty Shades of Grey'' by E. L. James. Founder Jean-Claude Lattès died on 17 January 2018. ...

* 1978:

André Lacaze André Lacaze (1918–1986) was a French French (french: français(e), link=no) may refer to: * Something of, from, or related to France ** French language, which originated in France, and its various dialects and accents ** French people, a nat ...

, ''Le Tunnel'', Grasset * 1979:

Jeanne Bourin Jeanne Bourin or Jeanne Mondot (13 January 1922 – 19 March 2003) was a French writer known for her historical novels. Life Jeanne Mondot was born in Paris in 1922. She married the writer André Bourin in 1942. Catholic returned to the faith of ...

, ''

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la Table Ronde LA most frequently refers to Los Angeles, the second largest city in the United States. La, LA, or L.A. may also refer to: Arts and entertainment Music * La (musical note), or A, the sixth note * "L.A.", a song by Elliott Smith on ''Figure ...

* 1980:

Nicole Ciravégna Nicole Ciravégna (1925-2011) was a French writer. She was born in Nice to a family of Piedmontese origin. She studied in Aubagne and Marseille. She taught literature at the Lycée Michelet in the south of France. She is best known for her bo ...

, ''Les Trois Jours du cavalier'',

* 1981:

Marguerite Gurgand Marguerite Gurgand, ''née'' Marguerite Lévêqueaccording tat Tillou Cemetery (born 1916, Tillou, Deux-Sèvres – 30 October 1981, Tillou), was a French writer, winner of the Prix du Livre Inter in 1981. Selection of works *1979: ''Nous n'iro ...

, '' Les Demoiselles de Beaumoreau'', Éditions Mazarine * 1982:

Irène Frain Irène Frain (née Le Pohon; 22 May 1950, Lorient, Morbihan) is a French novelist, journalist, and historian. She is a founding member of the Women's Forum for the Economy and Society. Biography Irene Frain was born into a very close but destit ...

, ''

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* 1983:

Régine Deforges Régine Deforges (15 August 1935 – 3 April 2014) was a French author, editor, director, and playwright. Her book ''La Bicyclette bleue'' was the most popular book in France in 2000 and it was known by some to be offensive and to others for i ...

, ''

La Bicyclette bleue LA most frequently refers to Los Angeles, the second largest city in the United States. La, LA, or L.A. may also refer to: Arts and entertainment Music * La (musical note), or A, the sixth note * "L.A.", a song by Elliott Smith on ''Figure ...

'', Editions Ramsay * 1984: Michel Déon, ''

Je vous écris d'Italie ''Je vous écris d'Italie'' ("I write to you from Italy") is a 1984 novel by the French writer Michel Déon. It is set in Italy in the summer of 1949 and follows a young French historian who tries to solve a mystery connected to a secret pagan fest ...

'', Gallimard * 1985:

Patrick Meney Patrick Meney is a French journalist. He was born in Corsaint in 1948. He made his debut as a journalist in 1972, starting at ''Nice Matin''. He joined AFP in 1973, and was their correspondent in Rome (1974-79), special envoy in Iran during the ...

, '' Niet !'', Éditions Mazarine * 1986:

André Le Gal Andre Le Gal (1946-2013) was a French people, French writer. He wrote around a dozen novels, among which are ''Le Shangaïé'', winner of the Prix Maison de la Presse, and ''Ensemble de ses travaux'', winner of the Prix Amic, awarded by the Academi ...

, '' Le Shangaïé'',

* 1987: Loup Durand, '' Daddy'', Presses Pocket * 1988:

Amin Maalouf Amin Maalouf (; ar, أمين معلوف; born 25 February 1949) is a Lebanese-born French"Amin ...

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* 1989: Christine Arnothy, '' Vent africain'', Grasset * 1990:

Patrick Cauvin Claude Klotz (6 October 1932 in Marseille – 13 August 2010 in Paris), better known by his pen name Patrick Cauvin, was a French writer. Works All of his works were published with Le Livre de Poche except when otherwise noted. * 1971: ''Les I ...

, '' Rue des Bons-Enfants'', Albin Michel * 1991:

Catherine Hermary-Vieille Catherine Hermary-Vieille (born 8 October 1943, 15th arrondissement of Paris) is a French writer, and winner of the Prix Femina 1981, for ''Le Grand Vizir de la nuit''. Work Novels Series ''Les Dames de Brières'' * 2001: ''Les Dames de Br ...

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'', Ed. Olivier Orban * 1992: Christian Jacq, ''

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'', Grasset * 1993:

Josette Alia Josette is a feminine given name. It may refer to: * Josette Abondio (born 1949), Ivorian teacher, writer and playwright * Josette Amouretti (born 1914), French former tennis player * Josette Altmann Borbón (born 1958), Costa Rican historian, p ...

, '' Quand le soleil était chaud'', Grasset * 1994: Michel Ragon, '' Le Roman de Rabelais'', Albin Michel * 1995: Jean Raspail, '' L'Anneau du pêcheur'', Albin Michel * 1996: Jean-Claude Libourel, '' Anthonin Maillefer'', Robert Laffont * 1997:

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, '' La Lumière des collines'', Albin Michel * 1998: Bernard Clavel, '' Le Soleil des morts'' * 1999:

Daniel Pennac Daniel Pennac (real name Daniel Pennacchioni, born 1 December 1944 in Casablanca, Morocco) is a French writer. He received the Prix Renaudot in 2007 for his essay '' Chagrin d'école''. Daniel Pennacchioni is the fourth and last son of a Cors ...

, ''

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'' * 2000:

Georges Coulonges Georges may refer to: Places *Georges River, New South Wales, Australia *Georges Quay (Dublin) * Georges Township, Fayette County, Pennsylvania Other uses * Georges (name) * ''Georges'' (novel), a novel by Alexandre Dumas * "Georges" (song), a 19 ...

, '' L'Été du grand bonheur'' * 2001: Frédéric H. Fajardie, '' Les Foulards rouges'',

* 2002:

Paul Couturiau Paul may refer to: * Paul (given name), a given name (includes a list of people with that name) * Paul (surname), a list of people People Christianity *Paul the Apostle (AD c.5–c.64/65), also known as Saul of Tarsus or Saint Paul, early Chr ...

, '' Le Paravent de soie rouge'',

* 2003:

Lorraine Fouchet Lorraine Fouchet is a French writer. Before devoting herself to writing, she was an emergency doctor. She is the author of nineteen novels, including the bestseller ''Entre ciel et Lou'', which won the Prix Ouest and the Prix Breizh. In 2014, she ...

, '' L'Agence'', (Robert Laffont) * 2004:

Frédéric Lenoir Frédéric Lenoir (born 3 June 1962) is a French sociologist, philosopher and writer Biography Lenoir studied philosophy at the University of Fribourg followed by a PhD on ''Buddhism and the West'' at the School for Advanced Studies in the Soci ...

and Violette Cabesos, '' La Promesse de l'ange'' Albin Michel * 2005: Pierre Assouline, '' Lutetia'', Gallimard * 2006: Katherine Pancol, '' Les Yeux jaunes des crocodiles'', Albin Michel * 2007: , '' L'Évangile selon Satan'', Anne Carrière * 2008:

Jean Teulé Jean Teulé (26 February 1953 – 18 October 2022) was a French novelist, cartoonist and screenwriter. He was the partner of actress Miou-Miou. Teulé’s book ''Le magasin des suicides'' ('' The Suicide Shop''), published in 2007, has been tu ...

, '' Le Montespan'', Éditions Julliard * 2009: Patrick Bauwen, ''Monster'', Albin Michel * 2010:

Adélaïde de Clermont-Tonnerre Adélaïde de Clermont-Tonnerre (born 20 March 1976) is a French journalist and author. Biography Adélaïde de Clermont-Tonnerre was born in Neuilly-sur-Seine, France in 20 March 1976, a descendant of Princess Isabelle d’Orléans. She won fi ...

, ''Fourrure'',

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* 2011:

Véronique Olmi Véronique Olmi (born 1962) is a French playwright and novelist. She won the Prix Alain-Fournier emerging artist award for her 2001 novella '' Bord de Mer''. It has since been translated into several European languages. Olmi has published a dozen ...

, ''Cet été-là'', Grasset * 2012: Michel Bussi, '' Un avion sans elle'',

* 2013:

Agnès Ledig Agnes is a female given name derived from the Greek , meaning 'pure' or 'holy'. The name passed to Italian as Agnese, to French as Agnès, to Portuguese as Inês, and to Spanish as Inés. It is also written as Agness. The name is descended fr ...

, ''Juste avant le bonheur'', Albin Michel * 2014: François d'Épenoux, ''Le Réveil du cœur'', Éditions Anne Carrière * 2015:

Laurence Peyrin Laurence is an English and French given name (usually female in French and usually male in English). The English masculine name is a variant of Lawrence and it originates from a French form of the Latin ''Laurentius'', a name meaning "man from ...

, ''La Drôle de Vie de Zelda Zonk'', Éditions Kero * 2016: Marc Trévidic, '' Ahlam'',

* 2017:

Philippe Besson ''Philippe Besson'' (born 29 January 1967 in Barbezieux-Saint-Hilaire, Charente) is a French writer. Life In 1999, Besson, a law graduate, was inspired to write his first novel, ''En l'absence des hommes'' while reading of accounts of ex-servicem ...

, '' Arrête avec tes mensonges'', Éditions Julliard * 2018: Valérie Perrin, ''Changer l'eau des fleurs'', Albin Michel * 2019:

Olivier Norek Olivier Norek is a French writer of crime fiction. Biography He was born in Toulouse in 1975. He served as an aid worker in Guyana and the former Yugoslavia. He became a policeman, serving for 18 years and eventually rising to the rank of cap ...

, ''Surface'', Michel Lafon * 2020: Caroline Laurent, ''Rivage de la colère'', Les Escales

Non-Fiction, 1970–2005

* 1970: Jean Pouget, '' Le manifeste du camp n°1'', Fayard * 1971:

Brigitte Friang Brigitte Friang (23 January 1924 – 6 March 2011) was a French journalist and writer. Friang was born in Paris in 1924 and immediately after leaving school in Paris in 1943 joined the French resistance.Friang (1958), 12–24. Working in the same ...

, '' Regarde-toi qui meurs'', Robert Laffont * 1972: R. Auboyneau and J. Verdier, '' La gamelle dans le dos'', Fayard * 1973: Georges Bortoli, '' Mort de Staline'', Robert Laffont * 1974: Marie Chaix, '' Les lauriers du lac de Constance'',

* 1975: Jacques Charon, '' Moi, un comédien'', Albin Michel * 1976: J. F. Rolland, '' Le Grand Capitaine'', Grasset * 1977:

Patrick Segal Patrick may refer to: *Patrick (given name), list of people and fictional characters with this name *Patrick (surname), list of people with this name People *Saint Patrick (c. 385–c. 461), Christian saint * Gilla Pátraic (died 1084), Patrick o ...

, '' L'homme qui marchait dans sa tête'',

* 1978: Marcel Scipion, '' Le clos du roi'', Editions Seghers * 1979: Florence Trystram, '' Le procès des étoiles'', Editions Seghers * 1980:

Philippe Lamour Philippe is a masculine sometimes feminin given name, cognate to Philip. It may refer to: * Philippe of Belgium (born 1960), King of the Belgians (2013–present) * Philippe (footballer) (born 2000), Brazilian footballer * Prince Philippe, Count o ...

, '' Le cadran solaire'', Robert Laffont * 1981:

Jacques Chancel Jacques Chancel, (Joseph André Jacques Régis Crampes; 2 July 1928 – 23 December 2014) was a French journalist and writer. He was known for being the radio host of '' Radioscopie'' and '' Le Grand Échiquier'' for 22 years. Chancel was bo ...

, '' Tant qu'il y aura des îles'', Hachette Littérature * 1982: Gisèle de Monfreid, '' Mes secrets de la Mer Rouge'', Editions France-Empire * 1984: Jean-François Chaigneau, '' Dix chiens pour un rêve'', Albin Michel * 1985: Eric Lipmann, '' L'idole des années folles'', Editions Balland * 1990: J. Massabki and F. Porel, '' La mémoire des cèdres'', Robert Laffont * 1991: Noëlle Loriot, '' Irène Joliot-Curie'', Presses de la Renaissance * 1992:

Gilbert Bordes Gilbert may refer to: People and fictional characters *Gilbert (given name), including a list of people and fictional characters *Gilbert (surname), including a list of people Places Australia * Gilbert River (Queensland) * Gilbert River (South ...

, '' Porteur de destins'', Editions Seghers * 1993: Jean-Paul Kauffmann, '' L'arche des Kerguelen'', Flammarion * 1994:

Catherine Decours Katherine, also spelled Catherine, and other variations are feminine names. They are popular in Christian countries because of their derivation from the name of one of the first Christian saints, Catherine of Alexandria. In the early Christ ...

, '' La dernière favorite'', Editions Perrin * 1995: Jean-François Deniau, ''

Mémoires de 7 vies ''Mémoires'' (''Memories'') is an artist's book made by the French social critic Guy Debord in collaboration with the Danish artist Asger Jorn. Its last page mentions that it was printed in 1959, however, it was printed in December 1958. This ...

'', Editions Plon * 1996:

Jean Lartéguy Jean Lartéguy (5 September 1920 in Maisons-Alfort – 23 February 2011) was the pen name of Jean Pierre Lucien Osty, a French writer, journalist, and former soldier. Larteguy is credited with first envisioning the " ticking time bomb" sce ...

, '' Mourir pour Jérusalem'', Editions de Fallois * 1997: Frédéric Mitterrand, '' Les aigles foudroyés'', Robert Laffont * 1998:

Maurice Herzog Maurice André Raymond Herzog (15 January 191913 December 2012) was a French mountaineer and administrator who was born in Lyon, France. He led the 1950 French Annapurna expedition that first climbed a peak over 8000m, Annapurna, in 1950, and r ...

, '' L'autre Annapurna'', Robert Laffont * 1999: Malika Oufkir and Michèle Fitoussi, '' La Prisonnière'', Grasset * 2000:

Georges Suffert Georges may refer to: Places *Georges River, New South Wales, Australia *Georges Quay (Dublin) *Georges Township, Fayette County, Pennsylvania Other uses *Georges (name) * ''Georges'' (novel), a novel by Alexandre Dumas * "Georges" (song), a 1977 ...

, '' Tu es Pierre'', Editions de Fallois * 2001:

Dominique Lapierre Dominique Lapierre (30 July 1931 – 2 December 2022) was a French author. Life Dominique Lapierre was born in Châtelaillon-Plage, Charente-Maritime, France. At the age of thirteen, he travelled to the U.S. with his father who was a diplomat ...

, '' Il était minuit cinq à Bhopal'', Robert Laffont * 2002:

Simone Bertière Simone may refer to: * Simone (given name), a feminine (or Italian masculine) given name of Hebrew origin * Simone (surname), an Italian surname Simone may also refer to: * Simone (1918 film), ''Simone'' (1918 film), a French silent drama film * S ...

, '' Marie-Antoinette l'insoumise'', Editions de Fallois * 2003: Tavae Raioaoa, '' Si loin du monde'', OH ! Editions, 2003 * 2004: Françoise Rudetzki : Triple peine, Editions Calmann-Levy * 2005:

Didier Long __NOTOC__ Didier is a French masculine given name and surname common throughout the Romance languages. It comes from the Ancient Roman names Didius and Desiderius. During the 5th century AD, with the Christianisation of ancient pagan names, it ha ...

, '' Défense à Dieu d'entrer'', Éditions Denoël

References

External links

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