The prix Femina essai is a French
literary prize
A literary award or literary prize is an award presented in recognition of a particularly lauded Literature, literary piece or body of work. It is normally presented to an author.
Organizations
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awarded to an
essay
An essay is, generally, a piece of writing that gives the author's own argument, but the definition is vague, overlapping with those of a letter, a paper, an article, a pamphlet, and a short story. Essays have been sub-classified as formal a ...
. Established in 1999, it replaced the
prix Femina Vacaresco.
Historique des prix Femina
List of laureates
See also
*Prix Femina
The Prix Femina is a French literary prize created in 1904 by 22 writers for the magazine '' La Vie heureuse'' (today known as '' Femina''). The prize is decided each year by an exclusively female jury. They reward French-language works written ...
*Prix Femina étranger
The Prix Femina étranger is a French literary award established in 1985. It is awarded annually to a foreign-language literary work translated into French.
List of laureates
See also
* Prix Femina
* Prix Femina essai The prix Femina essai ...
References
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French literary awards
Awards established in 1999
1999 establishments in France