The prix Louis-Guilloux 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 ...

established in 1983 by the

Conseil général The departmental councils ( French: ''conseils départementaux''; singular, ''conseil départemental'') of France are representative assemblies elected by universal suffrage in 98 of the country's 101 departments. Prior to the 2015 French depa ...

of the Côtes-d'Armor with the writers Yvon Le Men, Yannick Pelletier (specialist of

Louis Guilloux Louis Guilloux (15 January 1899 – 14 October 1980) was a French writer born in Saint-Brieuc, Brittany, where he lived throughout his life. He is known for his Social Realist novels describing working class life and political struggles in the mi ...

). The idea of this prie is "to perpetuate the literary ideals and values of the Breton writer". The prize is granted each year to a work in the French language which is characterised by "the humane qualities of generous thought, refusing all dualism and all sacrifice of individuality in favour of ideological abstractions".

Laureates

{, class="wikitable" style="font-size: 95%;" ! Year ! Author ! Title ! Publisher , - , 2016 , Makenzy Orcel , ''L'Ombre animale'' , , - , 2015 , Abdourahman Waberi , ''La Divine Chanson'' , Zulma , - , 2014 ,

Hubert Mingarelli Hubert Mingarelli (14 January 1956 – 26 January 2020) was a French writer. He was born in Mont-Saint-Martin, Meurthe-et-Moselle, Mont-Saint-Martin in Lorraine (region), Lorraine. After serving in the navy for three years, he settled in the so ...

, ''L’homme qui avait soif'' ,

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, - , 2013 ,

Hubert Haddad Hubert Haddad is a Tunisian poet, playwright, short story writer and novelist. He was born in Tunis in 1947. His debut collection of poems ''Le Charnier déductif'' appeared in 1967, and his first novel ''Un rêve de glace'' was published in 1974 ...

, ''Le Peintre d'éventail'' , Zulma , - , 2012 , Sylvain Prudhomme , ''Là, avait dit Bahi'' , l’Arbalète Éditions Gallimard , - , 2011 , Frédéric Valabrègue , ''Le Candidat'' , , - , 2010 ,

Ananda Devi Ananda Devi Nirsimloo-Anenden, also known as Ananda Devi, (born March 23, 1957) is a Mauritian writer. Biography Ananda Devi Nirsimloo was born the village of Trois-Boutiques, Grand Port District, Mauritius. Her father Balgopal and her mother Sar ...

, ''Le Sari vert'' , Gallimard , - , 2009 , Bernard Chambaz , ''Yankee'' , , - , 2008 ,

Boualem Sansal Boualem Sansal ( ar, بوعلام صنصال; born 15 October 1949) is an Algerian author. In 2012, he was named winner of the Prix du roman arabe, but the prize money was withdrawn due to Sansal's visit to Israel to speak at the Jerusalem Write ...

, ''Le Village de l'Allemand ou le Journal des frères Schiller'' , Gallimard , - , 2007 , Christian Prigent , ''Demain je meurs'' , P.O.L. , - , 2006 ,

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 ...

, ''L'Intérieur de la nuit'' , Plon , - , 2005 , Lyonel Trouillot , ''Bicentenaire'' , Actes Sud , - , 2004 , Catherine Lépront , ''Des gens du monde'' , Éditions du Seuil , - , 2003 ,

Olivier Rolin Olivier Rolin (born 14 May 1947, in Boulogne-Billancourt) is a French writer. He won the Prix Femina in 1994, for his novel ''Port-Soudan''. His brother Jean Jean may refer to: People * Jean (female given name) * Jean (male given name) * Jean ( ...

, ''Tigre en papier'' , Seuil , - , 2002 ,

François Bon François Bon, born on 22 May 1953 in Luçon, is a French writer and translator. Work François Bon published his first novel in 1982, ''Sortie d'usine.'' He then earned a creative residency at the Villa Médicis in 1984, and has since worke ...

, ''Mécanique'' , , - , 2001 ,

Andrée Chedid Andrée Chedid ( ar, أندريه شديد) (20 March 1920 – 6 February 2011), born Andrée Saab Khoury, was an Egyptian-French poet and novelist of Syrian/Lebanese descent. She is the recipient of numerous literary ...

, ''Le Message'' ,

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 ...

, - , 2000 , Jean Rolin , ''Campagnes'' , Gallimard , - , 1999 ,

Jean Vautrin Jean Vautrin (17 May 1933 – 16 June 2015), real name Jean Herman, was a French writer, filmmaker and film critic. Life and career After studying literature at Auxerre, he took first place in the Id'HEC competition. He studied French lite ...

, pour l’ensemble de son œuvre , , - , 1998 ,

Marc Trillard Marc Trillard (born 1955 in Baden-Baden) is a French writer. He publishes his contributions to many titles in the French press. He is also author of documentaries for radio France Culture and France 3 television. He settled in Brazil in 2010. W ...

, ''Coup de lame'' , Éditions Phébus , - , 1997 ,

Pierre Michon Pierre Michon (born 28 March 1945, Châtelus-le-Marcheix, Creuse) is a French writer. His first novel, ''Small lives'' (1984), is widely regarded as a genuine masterpiece in contemporary French literature. He has won several prizes for ''Small ...

, ''La Grande Beune'' , Verdier , - , 1996 , Hervé Prudon , ''Nadine Mouque'' , Gallimard , - , 1995 , Jorge Semprún , ''L'Écriture ou la Vie'' , Gallimard , - , 1994 , Sylvie Germain , ''Immensités'' , Gallimard , - , 1993 , Didier Daeninckx , ''Zapping'' , Éditions Denoël , - , 1992 , Alain Dugrand , ''Le Quatorzième Zouave'' ,

Éditions de l'Olivier The Éditions de l'Olivier are a French publishing house created by Olivier Cohen and located 96 Boulevard du Montparnasse, in the 14th arrondissement of Paris. Established in 1991, this company specializes in French and foreign literature. Ext ...

, - , 1991 ,

Nicolas Bouvier Nicolas Bouvier (6 March 1929 in Lancy – 17 February 1998) was a 20th-century Swiss traveller, writer, picture editor and photographer. He studied in Geneva in the 1950s and lived there later between his travels. Life Bouvier was born at Gra ...

, ''Journal d'Aran et d'autres lieux'' , Payot , - , 1990 ,

Philippe Le Guillou Philippe Le Guillou is a French writer. He was born in Finistère in 1959. A prolific writer, he has published around 40 books, including fiction and non-fiction. He won the Prix Médicis for ''Les Sept Noms du peintre'' and the Prix Mediterra ...

, ''La Rumeur du soleil'' , Gallimard , - , 1989 , Philippe Hadengue , ''Petite Chronique des gens de nuit dans un port de l'Atlantique Nord'' ( Inter Book Prize) , Pauvert , - , 1988 ,

André Hodeir André Hodeir (22 January 1921 – 1 November 2011) was a French violinist, composer, arranger and musicologist. Biography Hodeir was born in Paris and trained as a classical violinist and composer. He studied at the Conservatoire de Paris, whe ...

, ''Le Joueur de violon'' , Seuil , - , 1987 ,

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 ...

, ''La Bataille de Wagram'' , Flammarion , - , 1985 ,

Jean David Jean may refer to: People * Jean (female given name) * Jean (male given name) * Jean (surname) Fictional characters * Jean Grey, a Marvel Comics character * Jean Valjean, fictional character in novel ''Les Misérables'' and its adaptations * Jean ...

, ''Bonsoir, Marie-Josèphe'' , {{Interlanguage link multi, Jean Picollec, fr , - , 1983 ,

Jean-Claude Bourlès Jean-Claude Bourlès (22 November 1937, Rennes) is a French writer-traveler from Brittany. A passionate with the camino de Santiago, he wrote three books on the subject, relating, for the first two, his own experience as a pilgrim of the path of pa ...

, ''Chronique du bel été'' , Jean Picollec

External links

Prix Louis Guilloux
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on Côte d'Armor.fr French literary awards Awards established in 1983 1983 establishments in France