The prix Amerigo-Vespucci 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. ...

established in 1990, during the first (IFG) at

Saint-Dié-des-Vosges Saint-Dié-des-Vosges (; german: Sankt Didel), commonly referred to as just Saint-Dié, is a commune in the Vosges department in Grand Est in northeastern France. It is a sub-prefecture of the department. Geography Saint-Dié is located in th ...

. It rewards works on the theme of adventure and travel and refers to the Italian navigator Amerigo Vespucci. Featuring 2500 euros (in 2014), it is traditionally awarded at the inauguration of the Book Fair. An Amerigo Vespucci Youth Award is also presented.

Laureates of prix Amerigo Vespucci

* 1990: Claude Leborgne, ''La Prison nomade'' (François Bourin) * 1991:

Pierre-Jean Rémy Pierre-Jean Rémy is the pen-name of Jean-Pierre Angremy (21 March 1937 – 28 April 2010) who was a French diplomat, novelist, and essayist. He was elected to the Académie française on 16 June 1988, and won the 1986 Grand Prix du roman de l'Ac ...

, ''Chine'' (

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 * Alb ...

) * 1992: Anka Muhlstein, ''Cavelier de la Salle'' (

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'', ...

) * 1993: Liliane Sichler, ''La Chinoise du Pacific Railway'' (Grasset) * 1994: Michel Marty, ''L'Île rouge''

Éditions Phébus The éditions Phébus is a French publishing house established in 1976 by Jean-Pierre Sicre and taken over in 2003 by the . Catalogue Phébus publishes a catalog of French and foreign literature that is both contemporary (Julie Otsuka, Elif Sha ...

* 1995:

Isabelle Jarry Isabelle Jarry (born 2 October 1959 in Paris) is a French writer and essayist. She is a member of the Board of Directors of the . She is a chevalier of the Ordre des Arts et des Lettres. Works *1990: ''Théodore Monod'', Paris, Plon, 239 p. ...

, ''23 Lettres d'Amérique'' (

Fayard Fayard (complete name: ''Librairie Arthème Fayard'') is a French Paris-based publishing house established in 1857. Fayard is controlled by Hachette Livre. In 1999, Éditions Pauvert became part of Fayard. Claude Durand was director of Fayar ...

) * 1996: Yves Ouahnon, ''Le Calendrier de Cordoue'' (Éditions Autrement) * 1997:

Éric Fottorino Éric Fottorino (born 26 August 1960, in Nice), is a French journalist and writer. He is the winner of the Prix Femina, 2007, for ''Baisers de cinéma''. After having been a reporter for the daily newspaper ''Le Monde'', then becoming editor-in-c ...

, ''Cœur d'Afrique'' (

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) * 1998:

Gisèle Pineau Gisèle Pineau (born 18 May 1956) is a French novelist, writer and former psychiatric nurse. Although born in Paris, her origins are Guadeloupean and she has written several books on the difficulties and torments of her childhood as a Black perso ...

, ''L'Âme prêtée aux oiseaux'' (Stock) * 1999: Gilles Lapouge, ''Besoin de mirages'' (

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'' ...

) * 2000:

Ahmadou Kourouma Ahmadou Kourouma (24 November 1927 – 11 December 2003) was an Ivorian novelist. Life The eldest son of a distinguished Malinké family, Ahmadou Kourouma was born in 1927 in Boundiali, Côte d'Ivoire. Raised by his uncle, he initially pursued ...

, ''Allah n'est pas obligé'' (Le Seuil) * 2001:

Jean-Luc Coatalem Jean-Luc Coatalem (18 September 1959, Paris) is a French journalist and writer. Biography In the wake of a family of officers, Jean-Luc Coatalem spent his childhood in Polynesia and his adolescence in Madagascar. The incessant removals gave him ...

, ''Je suis dans les mers du Sud, sur les traces de Paul Gauguin'' (Grasset) * 2002: Abdelkader Djemaï, ''Camping'' (Le Seuil) * 2003: Marc Durin-Valois, ''Chamelle'' (

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 201 ...

) * 2004:

France Huser France Huser is a French novelist and art critic who lives and works in Paris. Biography France Huser was an art critic at the Nouvel Observateur for many years. Her first novel, ''La maison du désir'', "the book of feelings", won her critica ...

, ''Le Murmure des sables'' (Le Seuil) * 2005:

Jean-Paul Delfino Jean-Paul Delfino (born 1 August 1964 in Aix-en-Provence) is a French writer and screenwriter. Bibliography ;Literature * 1999: ''L’Ile aux Femmes'', Noir * 2000: ''Tu touches pas à Marseille'', Métailié Noir * 2000: ''La Faction'', Atou ...

, ''Corcovado'' () * 2006:

Pierre Pelot Pierre Pelot (Pierre Grosdemange, also known as Pierre Pelot, Pierre Suragne or Pierre Carbonari), is a French science fiction writer. Born on 13 November 1945, in Saint-Maurice-sur-Moselle, Vosges, France. Overview Pelot began his writing care ...

, ''L'Ombre des voyageuses'' (Éditions ) * 2007: Bernard Giraudeau, ''Les Dames de nage'' (Éditions Métaillié) * 2008:

Patrice Pluyette Patrice Pluyette (born 5 September 1977 in Chevreuse) is a French writer. Biography After studying modern letters at the Sorbonne and a master's degree on Eugène Ionesco (''Le Merveilleux dans l’œuvre théâtrale de Ionesco''), Pluyette i ...

, ''La Traversée du Mozambique par temps calme'' (Le Seuil) * 2009:

Isabelle Autissier Isabelle Autissier (born 18 October 1956) is a French sailor, navigator, writer, and broadcaster. She is celebrated for being the first woman to have completed a solo world navigation in competition ( BOC Challenge 1990–91). Based in La Rochel ...

, ''Seule la mer s'en souviendra'' (Grasset) * 2010:

Hugo Boris Hugo Boris (born 18 November 1979 in Paris), is a French writer. Biography Born in 1979, Boris is graduated from the Institut d'études politiques de Bordeaux and the École nationale supérieure Louis-Lumière. In 2003, his short story ''N'ou ...

, ''Je n'ai pas dansé depuis longtemps'' () * 2011:

Olivier Weber Olivier Weber (born 1958) is a French writer, novelist and reporter at large, known primarily for his coverage of the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan. He has been a war correspondent for twenty-five years, especially in Central Asia, Africa, Middl ...

, ''Le Barbaresque'' ( Flammarion) * 2012:

François Garde François Garde (born 1959 in Le Cannet, Alpes-Maritimes) is a French writer and high-ranking official Administrative career * Graduated in 1984 of the ENA (class Louise Michel), * Deputy Secretary-General of New Caledonia from 1991 to 1993 ...

, ' (

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 G ...

) * 2013: Laurent-Frédéric Bollée and Philippe Nicloux for ''Terra Australis'' ( Glénat) * 2014:

Laurent Mauvignier Laurent Mauvignier (born in 1967, Tours) is a French writer. Biography After studying visual arts at the École des Beaux-Arts in Paris, Laurent Mauvignier decided to become a writer in the 1990s following the advice of Tanguy Viel, a friend a ...

, ''Autour du monde'' (

Les Éditions de Minuit Les Éditions de Minuit (, ''Midnight Press'') is a French publishing house. It was founded in 1941, during the French Resistance of World War II, and is still publishing books today. History Les Éditions de Minuit was founded by writer and i ...

) * 2015:

Grégoire Polet Grégoire Polet (15 April 1978, Uccle) is a Belgian writer and poet. Biography Also a translator, Grégoire is a Doctor of Arts of the Université catholique de Louvain, specializing in Spanish literature. He is now a full-time writer and l ...

, ''Barcelona !'' (Gallimard) * 2016: Doan Bui, ''Le Silence de mon père'' (L'Iconoclaste) * 2017:

Raphaël Jerusalmy Raphaël Jerusalmy (born 7 November 1954, in Paris) is a French writer. Biography Raphaël Jerusalmy graduated from the École normale supérieure. After his studies, he joined the Israeli army, where he rapidly evolved into Intelligence Ser ...

, ''Évacuation'' (

Actes Sud Actes Sud is a French publishing house based in Arles. It was founded in 1978 by author Hubert Nyssen. By 2013, the company, then headed by Nyssen's daughter, Françoise Nyssen, had an annual turnover of 60 million euros and 60 staff members. ...

) * 2018: Michel Moutot, ''Les Séquoias'' (

Editions du Seuil Edition may refer to: * Edition (book), a bibliographical term for a substantially similar set of copies * Edition (printmaking), a publishing term for a set print run * Edition (textual criticism), a particular version of a text * Edition Records ...

) * 2019: Emmanuel Ruben, ''Sur la route du Danube'' (Rivages) * 2020: Sandrine Colette, ''Et toujours les forêts'' (

Jean-Claude Lattès Jean-Claude is a French masculine given name. Notable people with the name include: * Jean-Claude Ades, an Italian electronic music producer * Jean-Claude Alibert (died 2020), a French racing driver * Jean-Claude Amiot (born 1939), a French compose ...

) * 2021: Luc Bronner, ''Chaudun, la montagne blessée'', (

). BernardGiraudeau.jpg, Bernard Giraudeau, laureate 2007 Isabelle Autissier-1.jpg, Isabelle Autissier, laureate 2009 FIG 2013 Prix Amerigo Vespucci Laurent-Frédéric Bollée et Philippe Nicloux pour Terra Australis 01.jpg, Laurent-Frédéric Bollée and Philippe Nicloux, laureates 2013 FIG 2014 - Laurent Mauvignier 01.jpg, Laurent Mauvignier, laureate 2014 FIG 2015 - Grégoire Polet 01.JPG, Grégoire Polet, laureate 2015

Laureates of the prix Amerigo Vespucci for youth

* 1990: John Howe and Gérard Jaegger, ''Amerigo Vespucci'' (La Joie de lire). * 1991: Sylvie Girardet, Claire Merleau-Ponty and Anne Tardy, ''Les Routes de la soie'' (Bayard) * 1992:

Daniel Pennac Daniel Pennac (real name Daniel Pennacchioni, born 1 December 1944 in Casablanca, Morocco) is a French writer. He received the Prix Renaudot in 2007 for his essay '' Chagrin d'école''. Daniel Pennacchioni is the fourth and last son of a Cors ...

, ''L'Agence Babel et L'Évasion de Kamo'' (Gallimard) * 1993:

Joëlle Wintrebert Joëlle Wintrebert (born 1949 in Toulon) is a French writer. She primarily writes science fiction Science fiction (sometimes shortened to Sci-Fi or SF) is a genre of speculative fiction which typically deals with imagination, imaginative ...

, ''Les Diables blancs'' (Gallimard) * 1994:

Bertrand Solet Bertrand may refer to: Places * Bertrand, Missouri, US * Bertrand, Nebraska, US * Bertrand, New Brunswick, Canada * Bertrand Township, Michigan, US * Bertrand, Michigan * Bertrand, Virginia, US * Bertrand Creek, state of Washington * Saint-Be ...

, ''La Troupe sans pareille'' (Hachette jeunesse) * 1995:

Danielle Martinigol Danielle is a modern French female variant of the male name Daniel, meaning "God is my judge" in the Hebrew language. Variants *Dana – Czech, German, Romanian Polish *Danette – English *Daniela – Bulgarian, Czech, Danish, English, German, ...

, ''Les Oubliés de Vulcain'' (Hachette Jeunesse) * 1996:

Jean-François Chabas Jean-François is a French given name. Notable people bearing the given name include: * Jean-François Carenco (born 1952), French politician * Jean-François Champollion (1790–1832), French Egyptologist * Jean-François Clervoy (born 1958), F ...

, ''Une moitié de Wasicum'' (Casterman) * 1997:

François Place François Place (born 2 July 1989) is a French freestyle skier. Career He competed in the 2017 FIS Freestyle World Ski Championships, and in the 2018 Winter Olympics. He participated at the FIS Freestyle Ski and Snowboarding World Championsh ...

, ''Du pays des Amazones aux îles Indigo'' (Casterman) * 1998:

Éric Boisset Éric Boisset Éric Boisset (born 8 November 1965 in Valence, Drôme) is a French writer. Works * ' ** ''Le Grimoire d'Arkandias'', Magnard, . Grand Prix des Jeunes Lecteurs PEEP 1997. Prix des Incorruptibles Prix was an American power p ...

, ''Nicostratos'' (Magnard jeunesse). * 1999:

Daniel Vaxelaire Daniel is a masculine given name and a surname of Hebrew origin. It means "God is my judge"Hanks, Hardcastle and Hodges, ''Oxford Dictionary of First Names'', Oxford University Press, 2nd edition, , p. 68. (cf. Gabriel—"God is my strength ...

, ''En haut la Liberté'' (Flammarion, Castor Poche) * 2000: Catherine Porte and Rose-Claire Labalestra, ''Le roi Vagabond'' (Rageot, Cascade) * 2001:

Erik L'Homme Erik L'Homme, (born 22 December 1967 in Grenoble), is a French writer of youth novels. He is known for the fantasy trilogy Book of the Stars, the space opera trilogy Les Maîtres des brisants and the fantasy thriller series Phænomen. As of 2014 ...

, ''Livres des étoiles'' (Gallimard Jeunesse) * 2002:

Frédéric Toussaint Frédéric and Frédérick are the French versions of the common male given name Frederick. They may refer to: In artistry: * Frédéric Back, Canadian award-winning animator * Frédéric Bartholdi, French sculptor * Frédéric Bazille, Impress ...

and Anne Romby, ''La nuit de l'Ylang-Ylang'' (

Junior) * 2003:

Jean-Baptiste de Panafieu Jean-Baptiste is a male French name, originating with Saint John the Baptist, and sometimes shortened to Baptiste. The name may refer to any of the following: Persons * Charles XIV John of Sweden, born Jean-Baptiste Jules Bernadotte, was King o ...

, ''Planète eau douce'' (Gallimard Jeunesse) and

Pierre-Marie Beaude Pierre-Marie is a French masculine given name, and may refer to: * Pierre-Marie Carré (born 1947), French prelate of the Catholic Church * Pierre-Marie Coty (1927–2020), Ivorian Roman Catholic bishop * Pierre-Marie Delfieux (1934–2013), Fre ...

, ''La maison des Lointains'' (Gallimard Jeunesse, Scripto) * 2004:

Didier Daeninckx Didier Daeninckx (born 27 April 1949 in Saint-Denis, Seine-Saint-Denis) is a French author and left-wing politician of Belgian descent, best known for his '' romans noirs''. Works translated into English *' (''Meurtres pour mémoire'') by Melvill ...

and Laurent Corvaisier, ''L'Enfant du zoo'' (). * 2005: Xavier-Laurent Petit, ''Le col des Mille Larmes'' (Flammarion, Castor poche) * 2006:

Carole Saturno Carole is a feminine given name (see Carl for more information) and occasionally a surname. Carole may refer to: Given name *Carole B. Balin (born 1964), American Reform rabbi, professor of Jewish history * Carole Bayer Sager (born 1947), America ...

, ''Enfants ici, parents d'ailleurs'' (Gallimard Jeunesse) * 2007:

, ''Le Roi des Trois Orients'' (éditions Rue du Monde). * 2008: Isabelle Collombat, ''Bienvenue à Goma'' (). * 2009:

Guillaume Duprat Guillaume Duprat (1507–1560) was a French bishop. He founded the Collège de Clermont in Paris. He was born at Issoire, son of the chancellor and Cardinal Antoine Duprat. He was appointed Bishop of Clermont in 1529; later he took part in t ...

, ''Le livre des terres imaginées'' (Seuil) * 2010: Xavier-Laurent Petit, ''Mon petit cœur imbécile'' (École des Loisirs) * 2011:

Jean-Philippe Blondel Jean-Philippe Blondel (born 16 October 1964) is a French novelist and high school English teacher. He was born in Troyes, about 200 km southwest of Paris, France. Biography Blondel has taught at Lycée Edouard Herriot, a high school locat ...

and Florence Lebert (phot.), ''Qui vive ?'' () * 2012: Yves-Marie Clément, ''Sur les traces de Walipo'' (Seuil Jeunesse) * 2013: Geneviève Clastre and Lucie Placin, ''Le Goût de voyages'' chez Gallimard Jeunesse. * 2014:

Daniel Picouly Daniel Picouly (born 21 October 1948 in Villemomble) is a French writer. Picouly was reared in a family of 13 children. His parents were born in the French overseas territory of Martinique. He became a professor of economics in Paris. In 1992 h ...

and Nathalie Novi, ''Et si on redessinait le monde'' (éditions Rue du monde) * 2015: Fleur Daugey and Sandrine Thommen, ''Les Oiseaux globe-trotters'' (Actes Sud Junior). * 2016: Julien Billaudeau and Sébastien Gayet, ''À la découverte de la grotte Chauvet-Pont d'Arc'' (Actes Sud Junior). * 2017: Johan Dayt, ''Une Italie'' (Maison Eliza) * 2018: Thaï-Marc Le Thanh (text) and Lucile Piketty (illustration), ''Buffalo Bill'' ( Le Seuil) * 2019: Didier Cornille, ''La ville, quoi de neuf ?'' (Éditions Helium) * 2020: Séraphine Menu, ''Biomimétisme'' (Editions La Pastèque) Jean-Philippe Blondel-Festival international de géographie 2011 (1).jpg, Jean-Philippe Blondel, laureate 2011 FIG 2014 - Nathalie Novi.JPG, Nathalie Novi, co-laureate 2014 with Daniel Picouly FIG 2015 - Fleur Daugey.jpg, Fleur Daugey, co-laureate 2015 FIG 2015 - Sandrine Thommen.jpg, Sandrine Thommen, co-laureate 2015 FIG 2016-Sébastien Gayet.jpg, Sébastien Gayet, co-laureate 2016

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