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Prix Littéraire Valery Larbaud
The Prix Valery Larbaud is a French literary prize created in 1967, ten years after writer Valery Larbaud's death, by ''L'Association Internationale des Amis de Valery Larbaud'', an organization dedicated to the promotion of his works. The prize is awarded to writers of books the jurists feel "that Larbaud would have loved". It is always awarded in Vichy on the last weekend in May. Prize winners Winners: * 1967 – Michel Dard, ''Mélusine'' * 1968 – Robert Levesque, ''Les Bains d'Estramadure'' * 1969 – Claude Roy (poet), Claude Roy, ''Le verbe Aimer et autres essais'' * 1970 – Henri Thomas, ''La Relique'' * 1971 – Guy Rohou, ''Le Bateau des Iles'' * 1972 – Jean-Marie Gustave Le Clézio, J.M.G. Le Clézio and Frida Weissman for all their works * 1973 – Georges Perros, ''Papiers collés I, II'' * 1974 – Pierre Leyris, for translations of William Blake's works * 1975 – Muriel Cerf, ''Le Diable vert'' * 1976 – Marcel Thiry, ''Toi qui pâlis au nom de Vancouver'' * 1977 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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. Many awards are structured with one organization (usually a non-profit organization) as the presenter and public face of the award, and another organization as the financial sponsor or backer, who pays the prize remuneration and the cost of the ceremony and public relations, typically a corporate sponsor who may sometimes attach their name to the award (such as the Orange Prize). Types of awards There are awards for various writing formats including poetry and novels. Many awards are also dedicated to a certain genre of fiction or non-fiction writing (such as science fiction or politics). There are also awards dedicated to works in individual languages, such as the Miguel de Cervantes Prize ( Spanish); the Camões Prize ( Portuguese); th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |