The Prix Alain-Fournier is a French literary prize, awarded by the town of

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in honour of Alain-Fournier, author of ''

Le Grand Meaulnes ''Le Grand Meaulnes'' () is the only novel by French author Alain-Fournier, who was killed in the first month of World War I. The novel, published in 1913, a year before the author's death, is somewhat autobiographical – especially the name of t ...

''. It is intended to give encouragement to a novelist at the beginning of their career, and it can be awarded for first, second or third novels, provided that the author has not previously received any recognition at a national level.

Prize-winners

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*1986 – Pierre Bergounioux, ''Ce pas et le suivant'' ( Gallimard) *1987 – Jean Lods, ''Le Bleu des vitraux'' (Gallimard) *1988 – Richard Jorif, ''Le Navire Argo'' (François Bourin) *1989 – Luce Tillier, ''L'Ordre troublant des nénuphars'' (Kupczyk) *1990 – Philippe Delerm, ''Autumn'' (Le Rocher) *1991 – Anne-Marie Garat, ''Chambre noire'' ( Flammarion) *1992 –

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, ''Le Long Séjour'' (Julliard) *1993 –

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, ''Hygiène de l'assassin'' (

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) *1994 – Alain Delbe, ''Les Îles jumelles'' (

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) *1995 – Nicolas Kieffer, ''Peau de lapin'' (Seuil) *1996 – Xavier Hanotte, ''Manière noire'' (Belfond) *1997 – Dominique Sigaud, ''L'Hypothèse du désert'' (Gallimard) *1998 – Laurent Ardenne, ''Le Mal de Malifaut'' (Le Temps des Cerises) *1999 – Louis Maspero, ''Une île au bord du désert'' (L'Aube) *2000 – Joël Egloff, ''Edmond Ganglion & fils'' (Le Rocher) *2001 – Adeline Yzac, ''Le Dernier de la Lune'' (Le Rouergue) *2002 –

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, ''Bord de mer'' (Actes Sud) *2003 –

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, ''Leur histoire'' (Joëlle Losfeld) *2004 – Jean-Louis Serrano, ''Le Monde m'était promis'' (Editions de l'Aube) *2005 – Karine Mazloumian, ''Tanguer'' ( Plon) *2006 – Hélène Bonafous-Murat, ''Morsures'' (Editions Le Passage) *2007 – Laurence Tardieu, ''Puisque rien ne dure'' ( Editions Stock) *2008 – Karima Berger, ''Filiations dangereuses'' (Editions Chèvre-feuille étoilée) *2009 – Yasmine Char, ''La main de Dieu'' (Gallimard) *2010 – Tatiana Arfel, ''L'Attente du soir'' (

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) *2011 – Pierre Cendors, ''Engeland'' (Finitude) *2012 – Yamen Manai, ''La Sérénade d'Ibrahim Santos'' (Elyzad) *2013 -

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, ''Nos vies désaccordées'' (Éditions Autrement) *2014 - Gaël Brunet, ''La Battue'' (Rouergue)Ouest France'' (May 7, 2014)
''Littérature. Un Fougerais lauréat du prix Alain Fournier''
/ref> *2015 – Marie-Aimée Lebreton, ''Cent-sept ans'' (Buchet/Chastel) *2016 – Cécile Huguenin, ''La Saison des mangues'' (Heloïse d'Ormesson) *2017 – Guy Boley, ''Fils de feu'' (Grasset) *2018 –

Jean-Baptiste Andrea Jean-Baptiste Andrea is a French novelist, film director and screenwriter. He grew up in Cannes, where he started making short films. He later moved to Paris and graduated in political science and economics. In Paris, he met Fabrice Canepa, and ...

, ''Ma Reine'' (L'Iconoclaste) *2019 – Bruno Pellegrino, ''Là-bas, août est un mois d’automne'' (éditions Zoél)

References

{{reflist French fiction awards Awards established in 1986

Prize-winners

See also

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