The Roger Nimier Prize () is a French literature award. It is supposed to go to "a young author whose spirit is in line with the literary works of

Roger Nimier Roger Nimier (31 October 1925 – 28 September 1962) was a French novelist. Life Nimier was born in Paris, and served in the French Army, specifically in the 2nd Hussard Regiment in the Second World War (until 1945). He began to write quite earl ...

". Nimier (1925–1962) was a novelist and a leading member of the Hussards movement. The prize was established in 1963 at the initiative of André Parinaud and

Denis Huisman Denis Huisman (13 April 1929 – 2 February 2021) was a French academic and writer. Biography Denis was born to and Marcelle Wogue in the 16th arrondissement of Paris. His family was Jewish. On 8 April 1949, he married Gisèle Cahen, who he wo ...

and is handed out annually during the second half of May. It comes with a sum of 5000

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Recipients

* 1963: Jean Freustié for ''La Passerelle'',

Éditions Grasset The Grasset Editions () is a French publishing house founded in 1907 by (1881–1955). History Founder In 1913, Bernard Grasset publishes the first volume of ''À la recherche du temps perdu'', by Marcel Proust, '' Du côté de chez Swann'', ...

* 1964:

André de Richaud André de Richaud (April 6, 1907 in Perpignan – September 29, 1968 in Montpellier) was a French poet and writer. After his father was killed in the First World War in 1915, his mother became a lover of a German prisoner of war, which caused him ...

for ''Je ne suis pas mort'',

Éditions France-Empire France-Empire is an independent French publishing house, created in 1945 by . History In 1945, from the end of the Second World War, the Éditions France-Empire began their activity by publishing works concerning the period 1939-1945 then the ...

* 1966: Clément Rosset for ''Lettre sur les chimpanzés'',

Éditions Gallimard Éditions Gallimard (), formerly Éditions de la Nouvelle Revue Française (1911–1919) and Librairie Gallimard (1919–1961), is one of the leading French book publishers. In 2003 it and its subsidiaries published 1,418 titles. Founded by Ga ...

* 1967: Éric Ollivier for ''J'ai cru trop longtemps aux vacances'',

Éditions Denoël Éditions Denoël is a French culture, French publishing house founded in 1930. Acquired by Éditions Gallimard in 1951, it publishes collections spanning fiction, non-fiction and comic books. It published some of the most important French authors ...

* 1968:

Patrick Modiano Jean Patrick Modiano (; born 30 July 1945), generally known as Patrick Modiano, is a French novelist and recipient of the 2014 Nobel Prize in Literature. He is a noted writer of autofiction, the blend of autobiography and historical fiction. I ...

for '' La Place de l'étoile'', Gallimard * 1969: Michel Doury for ''L'Indo'',

Éditions Julliard Éditions Julliard is a French publishing house. It was founded in 1942 by René Julliard. Julliard was known as a discoverer and publisher of talents, in particular Françoise Sagan and Jean d'Ormesson. After Julliard's death in July 1962, the ...

* 1970: Robert Quatrepoint for ''Mort d'un Grec'', Denoël * 1971: François Sonkin for ''Les Gendres'', Denoël * 1972: ex-aequo Claude Breuer for ''Une journée un peu chaude'', Éditions France-Empire * 1972: ex-aequo

André Thirion André Thirion (14 July 1907 – 4 January 2001) was a French writer, a member of the group of surrealists, a theorist and political activist. Biography After becoming a trade unionist, he turned to communism, a party he joined in 1925. His ch ...

for ''Révolutionnaires sans révolution'',

Éditions Robert Laffont Éditions Robert Laffont is a book publishing company in France founded in 1941 by Robert Laffont. Its publications are distributed in almost all francophone countries, but mainly in France, Canada and in Belgium. It is considered one of the most ...

* 1973:

Inès Cagnati Inès Cagnati (21 February 1937 – 9 October 2007) was an Italian-French novelist living in rural France. Her novels treat of the experience of being an outsider, of growing up poor in rural France, and of the silence that accompanies the inab ...

for ''Le jour de congé'', Denoël * 1974:

François Weyergans François Weyergans (; 2 August 1941 – 27 May 2019) was a Belgian writer and director. His father, Franz Weyergans, was a Belgian and also a writer, while his mother was from Avignon in France. François Weyergans was elected to the Académie ...

for ''Le Pitre'', Gallimard * 1975: Frédéric Musso for ''La Déesse'',

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* 1976:

Alexandre Astruc Alexandre Astruc (; 13 July 1923 – 19 May 2016) was a French film critic and film director. Biography Before becoming a film director he was a journalist, novelist and film critic. His contribution to the auteur theory centers on his notion o ...

for ''Ciel de cendres'', * 1977:

Emil Cioran Emil Mihai Cioran (, ; 8 April 1911 – 20 June 1995) was a Romanian philosopher, aphorist and essayist, who published works in both Romanian and French. His work has been noted for its pervasive philosophical pessimism, style, and aphorisms. H ...

for all his work * 1978:

Érik Orsenna Érik Orsenna is the pen-name of Érik Arnoult (born 22 March 1947) a French politician and novelist. After studying philosophy and political science at the Institut d'Études Politiques de Paris ("Sciences Po"), Orsenna specialized in economic ...

for ''La Vie comme à Lausanne'',

Éditions du Seuil Éditions du Seuil (), also known as ''Le Seuil'', is a French publishing house established in 1935 by Catholic intellectual Jean Plaquevent (1901–1965), and currently owned by La Martinière Groupe. It owes its name to this goal "The ''seuil'' ...

* 1979:

Pascal Sevran Pascal Sevran (16 October 1945 – 9 May 2008) was a French TV presenter and author. Biography Son of a communist taxi driver, and a Spanish seamstress, Pascal Sevran was born on 16 October 1945 in Paris. His real name was Jean-Claude Jouhaud. He ...

for ''Le Passé supplémentaire'', * 1980:

Gérard Pussey Gérard Pussey (born 20 June 1947) is a French writer and novelist. Born in Villeneuve-Saint-Georges. A journalist and literary critic, Pussey is first of all a novelist. Initiated to literature by his uncle, the writer and screenwriter René F ...

for ''L'Homme d'intérieur'', Denoël * 1981:

Bernard Frank Bernard Frank (11 October 1929, in Neuilly-sur-Seine – 3 November 2006, in Paris) was a French journalist and writer. Early life Bernard Frank was raised in a comfortable family, where his father was a bank manager. After his baccalauréat ...

for ''Solde'',

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* 1982: Jean Rolin for ''Journal de Gand aux Aléoutiennes'',

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. ...

* 1983:

Denis Tillinac Denis Tillinac (26 May 1947 – 26 September 2020) was a French writer and journalist.

for ''L'Été anglais'', Robert Laffont * 1984:

Didier Van Cauwelaert Didier Van Cauwelaert (born 29 July 1960) is a French author of Belgian descent who was born in Nice. In 1994 his novel '' Un Aller simple'' won the Prix Goncourt. In 1997 he was awarded the Grand prix du théâtre de l’Académie française. ...

for ''Poisson d'amour'', Seuil * 1985: Antoine Roblot for ''Un beau match'', La Table Ronde * 1986:

Jacques-Pierre Amette Jacques-Pierre Amette (born 1943 in Saint-Pierre-sur-Dives, Calvados, German-occupied France) is a French writer. In 2003 his novel '' Brecht's Mistress'' (French: ''La Maîtresse de Brecht'') won the Prix Goncourt. He has been a correspondent ...

for ''Confessions d'un enfant gâté'', Olivier Orban * 1987: Alain Dugrand for ''Une certaine sympathie'', JC Lattès * 1988:

Jean-Claude Guillebaud Jean-Claude Guillebaud (born 21 May 1944 in Algiers) is a French writer, essayist, lecturer and journalist. Biography A journalist at the daily '' Sud Ouest'', then at the newspaper ''Le Monde'' and the weekly ''Le Nouvel Observateur'', Jean-C ...

for ''Le Voyage à Kéren'',

Arléa Arléa is a French publishing house created in 1986. Arléa publishes thirty new titles each year, including pocket ones. His catalog contains more than a thousand titles: the great classics of Antiquity (whether Greek, Latin, Hebrew, Sanskrit or ...

* 1989: Frédéric Berthet for ''Daimler s'en va'', La Table ronde * 1990: Éric Neuhoff for ''Les Hanches de Lætitia'',

Albin Michel Albin may refer to: Places * Albin, Wyoming, US * Albin Township, Brown County, Minnesota, US * Albin, Virginia, US People * Albin (given name), origin of the name and people with the first name "Albin" * Albin (surname) ;Mononyms * Albin of ...

* 1991: Stéphane Hoffmann for ''Château Bougon'', Albin Michel * 1992: François Taillandier for ''Les Nuits Racine'', * 1993: Dominique Muller for ''C'était le paradis'', Seuil * 1994: Stéphane Denis for ''Les événements de 67'', Plon * 1995:

Dominique Noguez Dominique Noguez, (12 September 1942 – 15 March 2019) was a French writer. He won the Prix Femina in 1997, for ''Amour noir''. He taught the history of film at the Sorbonne. He was an early defender of Michel Houellebecq Michel Houellebecq ...

for ''Les Martagons'', Gallimard * 1996:

Éric Holder Éric Holder (5 April 1960 – 22 January 2019) was a French novelist. His novels, ''Mademoiselle Chambon'', '' L'Homme de chevet'' and ' were adapted to the cinema in 2009 and 2012. He was awarded several literary prizes, including the Prix litt ...

for ''En compagnie des femmes'', * 1997:

Jean-Paul Kauffmann Jean-Paul Kauffmann (8 August 1944, Saint-Pierre-la-Cour, Mayenne) is a French journalist and writer, a former student of the École supérieure de journalisme de Lille (40th class). Biography His great-grandfather Michel Kauffmann left Alsace ...

for ''La Chambre noire de Longwood: le voyage à Sainte-Hélène'', La Table ronde * 1998:

Jérôme Garcin Jérôme Garcin (born 4 October 1956) is a French journalist and writer. He heads the cultural section of the ''Nouvel Observateur'', produces and hosts the radio program ' on France Inter, and is a member of the reading committee of the Com� ...

for ''La Chute de cheval'', Gallimard * 1999:

Marc Dugain Marc Dugain (born 1957) is a French novelist and film director, best known for ''La Chambre des Officiers'' (English, '' The Officers' Ward'') (1999), a novel set in World War I. Dugain was born in Senegal Senegal,; Wolof: ''Senegaal''; Pu ...

for '' The Officers' Ward'' (''La Chambre des officiers''), JC Lattès * 2000:

Arnaud Guillon Arnaud Guillon (born 1964, Caen) is a contemporary French writer, the winner of the Prix Roger Nimier in 2000 for his novel ''Écume Palace'' and the Prix Henri de Régnier in 2015 for ''Tableau de chasse, une passion très coupable''. Works * 1 ...

for ''Écume Palace'', Arléa * 2001: Charles Dantzig for ''Nos vies hâtives'', Grasset * 2002:

Nicolas d'Estienne d'Orves Nicolas d’Estienne d’Orves (born 10 September 1974, in Neuilly-sur-Seine) is a French journalist and writer. Biography Nicolas d’Estienne d’Orves is Résistant Henri Honoré d'Estienne d'Orves's grand-nephew . A former student of h ...

alias Néo for ''Othon ou l'aurore immobile'', Manitoba-Les Belles lettres * 2003: Marie-Claire Pauwels for ''Fille à papa'', Albin Michel * 2004: ex-aequo

David Foenkinos David Foenkinos, born 28 October 1974 in Paris, is a French novelist, playwright, screenwriter and director who studied both literature and music in Paris. His novel ''La délicatesse'' is a bestseller in France. A film based on the book was re ...

for ''Le Potentiel érotique de ma femme'', Gallimard * 2004: ex-aequo

Adrien Goetz Adrien Goetz (born 1966 in Caen, Calvados) is a French Art History Professor, art critic and novelist. He graduated from the École Normale Supérieure. His work appeared in '' Zurban'', and ''Beaux-Arts Magazine''. He is Lecturer in Art Histo ...

for ''La Dormeuse de Naples'', * 2005:

Bernard Chapuis Bernard Chapuis (born 1945 in Algiers) is a French writer and journalist. Biography A journalist working for ''Combat'', he joined ''Le Canard enchaîné'' in the 1970s. He later succeeded Robert Escarpit for the daily notes in ''Le Monde''. In ...

for ''La Vie parlée'',

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* 2006:

Christian Authier Christian Authier, born 1969 in Toulouse, is a French writer and journalist. He has a master's degree in history from the University of Toulouse II and a degree from the Institut d'études politiques de Toulouse. His second novel, ''Les Liens déf ...

for ''Les liens défaits'', Stock * 2007:

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 ...

for ''Avant, pendant, après'', Stock * 2008:

Yannick Haenel Yannick Haenel (born 1967, Rennes) is a French writer, cofounder of the literary magazine '. Biography The son of a soldier, Yannick Haenel studied at the Prytanée National Militaire at La Flèche. From 1997, he codirected the magazine ' ...

for ''Cercle'',

L'Infini ''L'Infini'' (in English ''Infinity'') is a French literary collection and magazine, established in 1983 in Paris by Philippe Sollers as a follow up of the magazine ''Tel Quel''. The magazine was first published by Éditions Denoël and later o ...

* 2009:

Xavier Patier Xavier Patier (5 March 1958, Brive-la-Gaillarde) is a high French Civil Service official and writer. Biography Graduated from the Institut d'études politiques de Paris, Xavier Patier is also a former student of the École nationale d'administra ...

for ''Le silence des termites'', La Table Ronde * 2010:

Nelly Alard Nelly Alard (born 1960) is a French actress, screenwriter and novelist, graduated from the Conservatoire national supérieur d'art dramatique in Paris in 1985. Filmography Actress * 1983: ''Life Is a Bed of Roses'' * 1984: ''Les Fils des all ...

for ''Le Crieur de nuit'', Gallimard * 2011:

Françoise Dorner Françoise Dorner (born 17 June 1949, Paris) is a French actress, screenwriter, author of plays and novels. Biography Actress Dorner appeared for the first time in the cinema thanks to Éric Le Hung who entrusted her in 1975 one of the main rol ...

for ''Tartelettes, jarretelles et bigorneaux'', Albin Michel * 2012: Jean-Luc Coatalem for ''Le Gouverneur d'Antipodia'', Le Dilettante * 2013: Capucine Motte for ''Apollinaria'', JC Lattès * 2014: David Le Bailly for ''La Captive de Mitterrand'', Stock * 2015: Émilie de Turckheim for ''La Disparition du nombril'', * 2016:

Paul Greveillac Paul Greveillac, sometimes spelled Gréveillac, (born 1981) is a French novelist and author of short stories. Paul Greveillac was awarded the prix Roger Nimier as well as the "Bourse de la Découverte de la Fondation Prince Pierre de Monaco" for ...

for ''Les Âmes rouges'', Gallimard

References

{{Hussards (literary movement) Awards established in 1963 French literary awards 1963 establishments in France