Grand Prix de Littérature Américaine

The Grand Prix de Littérature Américaine (American Literature Grand Prize) is a French literary award given each year to an American novel translated into French and published in that year.[1] The first award was in 2015. The award was created by the bookseller and publisher Francis Geffard [fr].[2] The jury consists of nine members: three literary critics, three publishers, and three booksellers.[3]

## Honorees

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Blue ribbon () = winner. Book titles are of the original American publication, not the French title or its translation.

2015

The winner was announced November 8, 2015.[2][4]

* Laird Hunt, Neverhome

2016

The winner was announced November 8, 2016.[5]

* Eddie Joyce, Small Mercies
* Atticus Lish, Preparation for the Next Life
* Molly Prentiss, Tuesday Nights in 1980

2017

The winner was announced November 13, 2017.[3]

* Vivian Cornick, Fierce Attachments
* Christian Kiefer, The Animals
* Richard Russo, Everybody's Fool

2018

The winner was announced November 12, 2018.[6]

* Dan Chaon, Ill Will
* Rachel Kushner, The Mars Room
* Richard Powers, The Overstory

2019

The winner was announced November 13, 2019.[7]

* Valeria Luiselli, Lost Children Archive
* Tommy Orange, There There
* Kevin Powers, A Shout in the Ruins

2020

The winner was announced on November 18, 2020.[8]

* Barbara Kingsolver, Unsheltered
* Stephen Markley, Ohio
* Elizabeth Wetmore, Valentine

2021

The winner was announced November 9, 2021.[9]

* Robert Jones, Jr., The Prophets
* Joyce Maynard, Count the Ways
* Lionel Shriver, Should We Stay or Should We Go
* Ta-Nehisi Coates, The Water Dancer

2022

The winner was announced November 8, 2022.[10]

* Anthony Doerr, Cloud Cuckoo Land
* Nathan Harris, The Sweetness of Water
* Coco Mellors, Cleopatra and Frankenstein
* Leila Mottley, Nightcrawling

2023 The winner was announced November 10, 2023.[11]

* Aleksandar Hemon, The World and All That It Holds
* Emma Cline, The Guest
* Maggie Shipstead, Great Circle

## References

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1. ^ Besnier, Laure (October 6, 2017). "Les finalistes du Grand Prix de Littérature Américaine 2017". actualitte.com (in French). Retrieved November 14, 2017.
2. ^ a b "Laird Hunt reçoit le Grand prix de littérature américaine pour son roman "Neverhome"". Actes Sud (in French). 2015. Retrieved November 14, 2017.
3. ^ a b Georges, Pierre (November 13, 2017). "Le Grand prix de littérature américaine revient à Richard Russo". Libres Hebdo (in French). Retrieved November 14, 2017.
4. ^ Walter, Anne-Laure (November 8, 2017). "Laird Hunt, premier lauréat du Grand prix de littérature américaine". Livres Hebdo (in French). Retrieved November 14, 2017.
5. ^ Corty, Bruno (November 8, 2017). "Atticus Lish, Grand prix de littérature américaine 2016". Le Figaro (in French). Retrieved November 14, 2017.
6. ^ Turcev, Nicolas (November 12, 2018). "Richard Powers lauréat du Grand prix de littérature américaine 2018". Libres Hebdo (in French). Retrieved November 12, 2018.
7. ^ Corty, Bruno (November 13, 2019). "Le Grand Prix de littérature américaine attribué à Kevin Powers". Le Figaro (in French). Retrieved June 15, 2023.
8. ^ Faidherbe, Thomas (November 18, 2020). "Le grand prix de littérature américaine 2020 pour l'auteur Stephen Markley". Libres Hebdo (in French). Retrieved June 15, 2023.
9. ^ Thomas, Vincy (November 9, 2020). "Joyce Maynard sacrée par le Grand prix de littérature américaine 2021". Libres Hebdo (in French). Retrieved June 15, 2023.
10. ^ Tiniscopa, Adriano (November 8, 2022). "Anthony Doerr, Grand prix de littérature américaine". Libres Hebdo (in French). Retrieved June 15, 2023.
11. ^ Chevilly, Philippe (November 10, 2023). "Aleksandar Hemon, Grand prix de littérature américaine". Les Echos (in French). Retrieved March 30, 2024.