The , originally known as the ''Prix Novembre'', is one of

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's premier literary awards. It was founded under the name ''Prix Novembre'' in 1989 by Philippe Dennery (Michel Dennery, according to other sources). In 1998, the founder resigned after he disapproved awarding of the prize to

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's novel ''

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''. The prize then got a new patron –

Pierre Bergé Pierre Vital Georges Bergé (; 14 November 1930 – 8 September 2017) was a French industrialist and patron. He co-founded the fashion label Yves Saint Laurent (YSL), and was a longtime business partner—and onetime significant other—of its ...

– and a new name: ''Prix Decembre''. Winners: * ''Prix Novembre'': **1989 –

Guy Dupré Guy Dupré (February 27, 1928 – January 17, 2018) was a French writer and publisher. Biography Dupré published three novels, two books of memoirs and a collection of chronicles, but the unity of his style and his writing unconcerned with tra ...

, ''Les Manoeuvres d'automne'' **1990 –

François Maspero François Maspero (19 January 1932, in Paris – 11 April 2015, in Paris) was a French author and journalist, best known as a publisher of leftist books in the 1970s. He also worked as a translator, translating the works of Joseph Conrad, Mehdi B ...

, ''Les Passagers du Roissy-Express'' **1991 –

Raphaël Confiant Raphaël Confiant (born January 25, 1951) is a Martinique, Martinican writer known for his literary commitment towards Creole literature. Life and career Raphaël Confiant was born in Le Lorrain, Martinique. He studied English and political sci ...

, ''Eau de café'' **1992 –

Henri Thomas Henri Thomas (7 December 1912 – 3 November 1993) was a French writer and poet. Life Henri Thomas was born at Anglemont, Vosges, and grew up in the Alsace/Lorraine region of France. He moved to Paris to attend the prestigious Henri IV high sch ...

, ''La Chasse au trésor'' and

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, ''Regardez la neige qui tombe'' **1993 –

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. ''Exobiographie'' **1994 – Jean Hatzfeld, ''L'Air de guerre'' and

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 lit ...

, ''La Belle Jardinière'' **1995 – Jean Échenoz, ''Les Grandes Blondes'' **1996 –

Régis Debray Jules Régis Debray (; born 2 September 1940) is a French philosopher, journalist, former government official and academic. He is known for his theorization of mediology, a critical theory of the long-term transmission of cultural meaning in ...

, ''Loués soient nos seigneurs: une éducation politique'' **1997 –

Lydie Salvayre Lydie Salvayre (born ''Lydie Arjona'' in 1948) is a French writer. Born in the south of France to Republican refugees from the Spanish Civil War, she went on to study medicine in Toulouse and continues to work as a practicing psychiatrist. She ...

, ''La Compagnie des spectres'' **1998 –

, '' Les Particules élémentaires'' * ''Prix Decembre'': **1999 – Claude Askolovitch, ''Voyage au bout de la France: Le Front National tel qu'il est'' **2000 – Anthony Palou, ''Camille'' **2001 –

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, ''Le Cri du sablier'' **2002 –

Pierre Michon Pierre Michon (born 28 March 1945 in Châtelus-le-Marcheix, Creuse) is a French writer. His first novel, ''Small Lives'' (1984), is widely regarded as a genuine masterpiece in contemporary French literature. He has won several prizes for ''Smal ...

, ''Abbés'' and ''Corps du Roi'' **2003 –

Régis Jauffret Régis Jauffret () is a French writer and winner of the Prix Femina, 2005, for ''Asiles de fous''. Works * ''Seule au milieu d'elle: roman'', Denoël, 1985, * ''Les gouttes: pièce en un acte'', Denoël, 1985, * ''Sur un tableau noir: roman'', ...

, ''Univers, univers'' **2004 – Philippe Forest, ''Sarinagara'' **2005 – Charles Dantzig, ''Dictionnaire égoïste de la littérature française'' **2006 – Pierre Guyotat, ''Coma'' **2007 – Yannick Haenel, ''Cercle'' **2008 –

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, ''Zone'' **2009 –

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, ''La Vérité sur Marie'' **2010 – Frédéric Schiffter, ''Philosophie sentimentale'' **2011 – Jean-Christophe Bailly, ''Le Dépaysement. Voyages en France'' & Olivier Frébourg, ''Gaston et Gustave'' **2012 – Mathieu Riboulet, ''Les Œuvres de miséricorde'' **2013 – Maël Renouard, ''La Réforme de l'opéra de Pékin'' **2014 -

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, ''Sigmund Freud, en son temps et dans le nôtre'' **2015 - Christine Angot, ''Un amour impossible'' **2016 - Alain Blottière, ''Comment Baptiste est mort'', Gallimard **2017 -

Grégoire Bouillier Grégoire Bouillier (born 22 June 1960 in Tizi Ouzou, Algeria) is a French memoirist who wrote ''Rapport sur moi'' (''Report on Myself'') and ''L'invité mystère'' (''The Mystery Guest''). ''Rapport sur moi'' won the Prix de Flore in 2002. Bouil ...

, ''Le Dossier M'', Flammarion **2018 - Michael Ferrier, ''François, portrait d’un absent'', Gallimard **2019 - Claudie Hunzinger, ''Les Grands Cerfs'', Grasset **2020 - Grégory Le Floch, ''Parcourir le monde et d'y rôder'', Christian Bourgois **2021 - , ''Le Poulailler métaphysique'', Le Pommier **2022 - Lola Lafon, ''Quand tu écouteras cette chanson'', Stock **2023 -

Kevin Lambert Kev Lambert (born 1992) is a Canadian writer from Quebec.Christopher DiRaddo"A thrilling debut novel takes revenge on smalltown homophobia" ''Xtra!'', September 28, 2020. He is most noted for his novel ''Querelle de Roberval'', which won the Prix ...

, ''Que notre joie demeure'', Le Nouvel Attila

References

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