The prix Sade is a French
literary prize
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
2001, sometimes called the Sade Prize in English, as an homage to the
marquis de Sade.
History
Founded by Lionel Aracil and
Frédéric Beigbeder
Frédéric Beigbeder (; born 21 September 1965) is a French writer, literary critic and television presenter. He won the Prix Interallié in 2003 for his novel ''Windows on the World'' and the Prix Renaudot in 2009 for his book ''Un roman françai ...
, it is awarded by a jury as a "meeting of authors, publishers and other artists for the celebration of contemporary
libertinism
A libertine is a person devoid of most moral principles, a sense of responsibility, or sexual restraints, which they see as unnecessary or undesirable, and is especially someone who ignores or even spurns accepted morals and forms of behaviour o ...
," the Sade prize is awarded each year at the end of September in honor of the "singular author and honest man, according to the definition of his century. An authentic liberal who will have succeeded, beyond the vicissitudes of the Revolution and the hold of the moral order, to undo the shackles of literature as well as those of politics."
The winner receives a work from a contemporary artist, including in recent years Éric Madeleine,
Nobuyoshi Araki
is a Japanese photographer and contemporary artist professionally known by the mononym . Known primarily for photography that blends eroticism and bondage in a fine art context, he has published over 500 books.The number depends on such things ...
,
Alberto Sorbelli,
Fabrice Hybert, and
Jean-Paul Gaultier
Jean Paul Gaultier (; born 24 April 1952) is a French haute couture and prêt-à-porter fashion designer. He is described as an " enfant terrible" of the fashion industry and is known for his unconventional designs with motifs including corset ...
.
Award Winners
Sade Prize
* 2001 -
Catherine Millet
Catherine Millet (; born 1 April 1948 in Bois-Colombes, Hauts-de-Seine) is a French writer, art critic, curator, and founder and editor of the magazine '' Art Press'', which focuses on modern art and contemporary art.
Biography
Born in Bois-Col ...
, ''
The Sexual Life of Catherine M.
''The Sexual Life of Catherine M.'' by the art critic Catherine Millet was published in the author's native French in 2001. An English translation by Adriana Hunter was published in 2002. ''Sexual Life'' was the subject of mild controversy on ...
''
* 2002 -
Alain Robbe-Grillet
Alain Robbe-Grillet (; 18 August 1922 – 18 February 2008) was a French writer and filmmaker. He was one of the figures most associated with the '' Nouveau Roman'' (new novel) trend of the 1960s, along with Nathalie Sarraute, Michel Butor and ...
, ''
Gradiva
The ''Gradiva, The woman who walks,'' is a modern 20th century mythological figure from the novella ''Gradiva (novel), Gradiva'' by Wilhelm Jensen. The figure was inspired by a real Roman Empire, Roman relief.
Origins
''Gradiva'' was given ...
(C'est Gradiva qui vous appelle)''
* 2003 -
Louis Skorecki, ''Il entrerait dans la légende''
* 2005 -
Jean Streff, ''Traité du fétichisme à l'usage des jeunes générations''
* 2006 -
Shozo Numa, ''Yapou, bétail humain''
* 2007 -
Dennis Cooper
Dennis Cooper (born January 10, 1953) is an American novelist, poet, critic, editor and performance artist. He is best known for the ''George Miles Cycle'', a series of five semi-autobiographical novels published between 1989 and 2000 and describe ...
, ''
The Sluts''
* 2008 -
Charles Robinson, ''Génie du proxénétisme''
* 2009 -
Stéphane Velut, ''Cadence''
* 2010 -
Jacques Chessex
Jacques Chessex (Payerne, 1 March 1934 – Yverdon-les-Bains, 9 October 2009) was a Swiss author and painter.
Biography
Chessex was born in 1934 in Payerne. From 1951 to 1953, he studied at Collège Saint-Michel in Fribourg, before undertaking ...
, ''Le Dernier Crâne de M. de Sade''
* 2011 -
Thomas Hairmont, ''Le Coprophile''
* 2012 -
Christine Angot
Christine Angot (born 7 February 1959) is a French novelist, playwright and screenwriter.
Life
Born Pierrette Marie-Clotilde Schwartz (Schwartz being her mother's name) in Châteauroux, Indre, she is perhaps best known for her 1999 novel ''L'I ...
, ''Une semaine de vacances'' - refused by the author
* 2013 -
Jean-Baptiste Del Amo, ''Pornographia''
* 2014 -
Alain Guiraudie, ''Now the Night Begins (Ici commence la nuit)''
* 2015 -
Jean-Noël Orengo, ''La Fleur du Capital'', and
Audrée Wilhelmy, ''Les Sangs''
* 2016 -
Agnès Giard, ''Un désir d'humain, les Love Doll au Japon''
* 2017 -
Gay Talese
Gaetano "Gay" Talese (; born February 7, 1932) is an American writer. As a journalist for ''The New York Times'' and ''Esquire'' magazine during the 1960s, Talese helped to define contemporary literary journalism and is considered, along with ...
, ''The Voyeur's Motel''
* 2018 -
Jonathan Littell
Jonathan Littell (born October 10, 1967) is a writer living in Barcelona. He grew up in France and the United States and is a citizen of both countries. After acquiring his bachelor's degree he worked for a humanitarian organisation for nine year ...
, ''Une vieille histoire''
* 2019 -
Kevin Lambert, ''Querelle de Roberval'' and
Christophe Siébert, ''Métaphysique de la viande''
* 2020 -
Marie-Pier Lafontaine, ''Chienne''
* 2021 -
Caroline De Mulder, ''Manger Bambi''
[Thomas Faidherbe]
"Le Prix Sade 2021 dévoile ses lauréats"
''Livres Hebdo'', October 4, 2021.
Sade Prize for First Novel
* 2001 :
Éric Bénier-Bürckel for ''Un prof bien sous tout rapport'', éd. Pétrelle
* 2017 :
Raphaël Eymery for ''Pornarina : la-prostituée-à-tête-de-cheval'', éd. Denoël
Sade Prize for Non-Fiction
* 2004 :
Ruwen Ogien for ''Penser la pornographie'', éd. PUF
* 2011 :
Paul B. Preciado for ''Pornotopia: An Essay on Playboy’s Architecture and Biopolitics'', éd. Climats
Sade Prize for Works of Art
* 2006 :
Jacques Henric and
Jorge Amat for ''Obsessions nocturnes'',
éditions Édite
* 2018 :
Mavado Charon for ''Dirty'', Mania Press
* 2019 : ''Jean-Jacques Lequeu, bâtisseur de fantasmes'', Éditions Norma / Bibliothèque Nationale de France (catalogue d'exposition)
Sade Jury Prize
* 2009 :
Pierre Bourgeade pour ''Éloge des fétichistes'', éd. Tristram
Sade Prize for Memoirs
* 2012 :
Jean-Pierre Bourgeron pour l'édition de trois textes de la collection « Eros singuliers » (éditions
HumuS) : ''L'Aviateur fétichiste'' (2012), ''Marthe de Sainte-Anne'' (2011) et ''Le Curé travesti'' (2011)
* 2015 : ''Trois milliards de pervers : grande encyclopédie des homosexualités'', réédition de l’édition saisie en 1973 (
éditions Acratie)
References
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External links
Official site of the Prix Sade
Prix Sade
Marquis de Sade