The Prix Joseph Kessel is a prize in French language literature, given to "a book of a high literary value written in French".
The jury includes or has included among its members
Tahar Ben Jelloun
Tahar Ben Jelloun ( ar, الطاهر بن جلون; born in Fes, Morocco, 1 December 1944) is a Moroccan writer. All of his work is written in French although his first language is Darija. He became known for his 1985 novel ''L’Enfant de Sab ...
, Jean-Marie Drot, Michèle Kahn,
Pierre Haski,
Gilles Lapouge
Gilles Lapouge (7 November 1923 – 31 July 2020) was a French writer and journalist with the daily ''O Estado de S. Paulo''. He won the 2007 Prix Femina Essai.
Life
He grew up in Algeria, where his father was in the military.
After studying hist ...
, Michel Le Bris,
Érik Orsenna
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Patrick Rambaud
Patrick Rambaud (born 21 April 1946) is a French writer.
Life
Born in Paris, France, with Michel-Antoine Burnier, he wrote forty pastiches, (satirical novels). They wrote ''Le Journalisme sans peine'' (Editions Plon, 1997). In 1970, he help foun ...
,
Jean-Christophe Rufin
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, André Velter and
Olivier Weber
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Goodreads: Prix Joseph Kessel Winners
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Joseph-Kessel Prize winners
References
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French fiction awards
First book awards
Short story awards
French poetry awards
Biography awards