The Prix de la page 112 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 ...

created in 2012 by the French editor and literary critic

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Purpose

The name and the purpose of this award was inspired by Woody Allen's film ''

Hannah and Her Sisters ''Hannah and Her Sisters'' is a 1986 American comedy-drama film which tells the intertwined stories of an extended family over two years that begins and ends with a family Thanksgiving dinner. The film was written and directed by Woody Allen, who ...

.'' In the film, actor

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tells a woman that she reminds him of a love poem on page 112 of a book of poetry written by e e cummings. If an entire work is to be judged, this principle assumes that page 112 is an index of quality since the beginning and the end of the work are subjected to a greater amount of attention by authors and editors, whereas page 112 is the ''ventre mou'' or soft belly. Thus, the jury members first read this page to determine if a book should be read to qualify for the award.

Laureates

* 2012 : ''La Recherche de la couleur'' by

Jean-Marc Parisis Jean-Marc Parisis (born 1962) is a French writer and journalist. He is the author of seven novels, five stories and a biography, as well as various prefaces and anthologies. Biography After studying letters ( hypokhâgne and khâgne at lycée La ...

* 2013 : ''Les Evaporés'' by

Thomas B. Reverdy Thomas B. Reverdy (born in 1974) is a French novelist. Biography During his studies of letters at the university, he worked on Antonin Artaud, Roger Gilbert-Lecomte and Henri Michaux. He also participated in the journal ', where he directed ...

* 2014 : No award * 2015 : ''

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'' by

Sylvain Tesson Sylvain Tesson (born 26 April 1972) is a French writer and traveller born in Paris. He has engaged in a number of unusual travels and expeditions which are the basis for his books. Among his most successful works are '' The Consolations of the F ...

* 2016 : ''Basse Fidélité'' by

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* 2017 : ''Sanglier'' by

Dominique Rameau "Dominique" is a 1963 French language popular song, written and performed by the Belgian female singer Jeannine Deckers, better known as Sœur Sourire ("Sister Smile" in French) or The Singing Nun. The song is about Saint Dominic, a Spanish-born ...

* 2018 : ''La Dernière France'' by

Jacques Jouet Jacques Jouet in 2012. Jacques Jouet (born 9 October 1947) is a French writer and has been a participating member of the Oulipo literary project since 1983. He is a poet, novelist, short story writer, playwright, essayiste, and plasticine artist ...

Notes and References

External links

* {{Official, https://www.prix-de-la-page-112.com/ page 112 Awards established in 2012 2012 establishments in France