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The Prix Médicis is a French literary award given each year in November. It was founded in 1958 by Gala Barbisan and Jean-Pierre Giraudoux. It is awarded to an author whose "fame does not yet match their talent." In 1970 the Prix Médicis étranger, a foreign prize, was added to award a writer each year from around the world. The Prix Médicis essai is awarded since 1980 for non-fictional works. The French Republic or France (French: République française or France) is a country whose metropolitan territory is located in western Europe, and which is further made up of a collection of overseas islands and territories located in other continents. ... 1958 was a common year starting on Wednesday (link will take you to calendar). ... 1970 was a common year starting on Thursday. ...


Laureates Prix Médicis

  • 1958 - La Mise en scène - Claude Ollier
  • 1959 - Le Dîner en ville - Claude Mauriac
  • 1960 - John Perkins suivi d'Un scrupule - Henri Thomas
  • 1961 - Le Parc - Philippe Sollers
  • 1962 - Derrière la baignoire - Colette Audry
  • 1963 - Un chat qui aboie - Gérard Jarlot
  • 1964 - L'Opoponax - Monique Wittig
  • 1965 - La Rhubarbe - René-Victor Pilhes
  • 1966 - Une saison dans la vie d'Emmanuel - Marie-Claire Blais
  • 1967 - Histoire - Claude Simon
  • 1968 - Le Mendiant de Jérusalem - Élie Wiesel
  • 1969 - Dedans - Hélène Cixous
  • 1970 - Sélinonte ou la Chambre impériale - Camille Bourniquel
  • 1971 - L'Irrévolution - Pascal Lainé
  • 1972 - Le Tiers des étoiles - Maurice Clavel
  • 1973 - Paysage de fantaisie - Tony Duvert
  • 1974 - Porporino ou les Mystèrs de Naples - Dominique Fernandez
  • 1975 - Le Voyage à Naucratis - Jacques Almira
  • 1976 - Les États du désert - Marc Cholodenko
  • 1977 - L'Autre Amour - Michel Butel
  • 1978 - La vie mode d'emploi - Georges Perec
  • 1979 - La Nuit zoologique - Claude Durand
  • 1980 - Cabinet-portrait - Jean-Luc Benoziglio, who refused the prize, thus it was given to Jean Lahougue's Comptine des Height
  • 1981 - L'Enfant d'Édouard - François-Olivier Rousseau
  • 1982 - L'Enfer et Cie - Jean-François Josselin
  • 1983 - Cherokee - Jean Echenoz
  • 1984 - Le Diable en tête - Bernard-Henri Lévy
  • 1985 - Naissance d'une passion - Michel Braudeau
  • 1986 - Les Funérailles de la Sardine - Pierre Combescot
  • 1987 - Les Éblouissements - Pierre Mertens
  • 1988 - La Porte du fond - Christiane Rochefort
  • 1989 - Le Livre brisé - Serge Dubrovsky
  • 1990 - Les Quartiers d'hiver - Jean-Noël Pancrazi
  • 1991 - La Dérive des sentiments - Pierre Simon
  • 1992 - Tlacuilo - Michel Rio
  • 1993 - Sa femme - Emmanuèle Bernheim
  • 1994 - Immobile dans le courant du fleuve - Yves Berger
  • 1995 - La Langue maternelle - Vassilis Alexakis and Le testament français - Andreï Makine
  • 1996 - Orlanda - Jacqueline Harpman and L'Organisation - Jean Rolin
  • 1997 - Siècle des intellectuels - Michel Winock
  • 1998 - Une histoire de la lecture - Alberto Manguel
  • 1999 - Colette, une certaine France - Michel Del Castillo
  • 2000 - Le zoo des philosophes - Armelle Lebras-Chopard
  • 2001 - Secrets de jeunesse - Edwy Plenel
  • 2002 - Kafka et les jeunes filles - Daniel Desmarquet
  • 2003 - Quatre soldats - Hubert Mingarelli
  • 2004 - La Reine du silence - Marie Nimier

1958 was a common year starting on Wednesday (link will take you to calendar). ... 1959 was a common year starting on Thursday (link will take you to calendar). ... 1960 was a leap year starting on Friday (link will take you to calendar). ... 1961 (As MAD Magazine pointed out on its first cover for the year) was the first upside-down year - i. ... Philippe Sollers (b. ... 1962 was a common year starting on Monday (link will take you to calendar). ... Events January-February January 11 - The Whisky A Go-Go night club in Los Angeles, the first disco in the USA, is opened. ... 1964 was a leap year starting on Wednesday (link will take you to calendar). ... Monique Wittig (July 13, 1935 in Alsace, France – January 3, 2003 in Tucson, Arizona) was a French author and feminist. ... 1965 was a common year starting on Friday (the link is to a full 1965 calendar). ... -1... Marie-Claire Blais is a Canadian author. ... 1967 was a common year starting on Sunday (the link is to a full 1967 calendar). ... Claude Simon (French, born 10 October 1913 in Tananarive/ Madagascar): He is the 1985 Nobel Laureate in Literature who in his novels combines the poets and the painters creativeness with a deepened awareness of time in the depiction of the human condition. ... 1968 was a leap year starting on Monday (the link is to a full 1968 calendar). ... 1969 was a common year starting on Wednesday (the link is to a full 1969 calendar). ... Hélène Cixous, (born June 5, 1937), is a French feminist writer, poet, playwright, philosopher and literary critic. ... 1970 was a common year starting on Thursday. ... 1971 is a common year starting on Friday (click for link to calendar). ... 1972 was a leap year that started on a Saturday. ... 1973 was a common year starting on Monday. ... 1974 is a common year starting on Tuesday (click on link for calendar). ... 1975 was a common year starting on Wednesday (the link is to a full 1975 calendar). ... 1976 is a leap year starting on Thursday (link will take you to calendar). ... For the album by Ash, see 1977 (album). ... Events January January 1 - The Copyright Act of 1976 takes effect, making sweeping changes to United States copyright law. ... Georges Perec (March 7, 1936 - March 3, 1982) was a 20th century French novelist, filmmaker and essayist, a member of the Oulipo group and considered by many to be one of the most important post-WWII authors. ... 1979 is a common year starting on Monday. ... 1980 is a leap year starting on Tuesday. ... 1981 is a common year starting on Thursday. ... 1982 is a number and represents a common year starting on Friday of the Gregorian calendar Events January-February January 6 - William Bonin is convicted of being the freeway killer. January 8 - AT&T agrees to divest itself of twenty-two subdivisions January 11 - Mark Thatcher, son of the British... 1983 is an integer and composite number that represents a common year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar. ... 1984 is a leap year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Bernard-Henri Lévy is a French philosopher and writer. ... 1985 is a common year starting on Tuesday of the Gregorian calendar. ... 1986 is a common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. ... 1987 is a common year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Pierre Mertens (born October 9, 1939) is a Belgian French-speaking writer, lawyer who specializes in international law, director of the Centre de sociologie de la littérature at the Université Libre de Bruxelles, and literary critic with the newspaper Le Soir. ... 1988 is a leap year starting on a Friday of the Gregorian calendar. ... 1989 is a common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ... 1990 is a common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar. ... 1991 is a common year starting on Tuesday of the Gregorian calendar. ... 1992 is a leap year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. ... 1993 is a common year starting on Friday of the Gregorian calendar and marked the Beginning of the International Decade to Combat Racism and Racial Discrimination (1993-2003) Events Media:January January 1 - Czechoslovakia divides. ... 1994 was a common year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar, and was designated the International year of the Family. ... 1995 was a common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ... 1996 is a leap year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar, and was designated the International Year for the Eradication of Poverty. ... Jacqueline Harpman (born July 5, 1929) is a Belgian writer who writes in French. ... Jean Rolin (born 1949) is a French writer and journalist. ... 1997 is a common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar, and was designated the International Year of the Reef. ... 1998 is a common year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar, and was designated the International Year of the Ocean. ... Alberto Manguel (born 1948) is an Canada. ... 1999 is a common year starting on Friday of the Common Era, and was designated the International Year of Older Persons by the United Nations. ... 2000 is a leap year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar. ... 2001 is a common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar. ... 2002 is a common year starting on Tuesday of the Gregorian calendar. ...

Laureates Prix Médicis étranger

Luigi Malerba ((Luigi Banardi)), *1927 in Berceto near Palermo, Italian author of historical novels and screen-scripts. ... The Italian Republic or Italy (Italian: Repubblica Italiana or Italia) is a country in southern Europe. ... Milan Kundera is a Czech writer, (born April 1, 1929 in Brno). ... Czechoslovakia (Czech: Československo, Slovak: Česko-Slovensko/before 1990 Československo) was a country in Central Europe that existed from 1918 until 1992 (except for the World War II period). ... Julio Cortázar ( August 26, 1914 - February 12, 1984) was an Argentine intellectual and author of several experimental novels and many short stories. ... The Kingdom of Belgium (Dutch: Koninkrijk België, French: Royaume de Belgique, German: Königreich Belgien) is a country in Western Europe, bordered by the Netherlands, Germany, Luxembourg, France, and the North Sea. ... The United States of America — also referred to as the United States, the U.S.A., the U.S., America, the States, or (archaically) Columbia—is a federal republic of 50 states located primarily in central North America (with the exception of two states: Alaska and Hawaii). ... Doris Lessing (born October 22, 1919), is a British writer, born Doris May Taylor in Kermanshah, Persia (Iran). ... The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland is a country in western Europe, and member of the Commonwealth of Nations, the G8, the European Union, and NATO. Usually known simply as the United Kingdom, the UK, or (inaccurately) as Great Britain or Britain, the UK has four constituent... Argentina is a country in southern South America, situated between the Andes in the west and the southern Atlantic Ocean in the east. ... The Russian Federation (Russian: Росси́йская Федера́ция, transliteration: Rossiyskaya Federatsiya or Rossijskaja Federacija), or Russia (Russian: Росси́я, transliteration: Rossiya or Rossija), is a country that stretches over a vast expanse of eastern Europe and northern Asia. ... The Republic of South Africa is a large republic located at the southern tip of the continent. ... The State of Israel (Hebrew: מְדִינַת יִשְׂרָאֵל, transliteration: ; Arabic: دَوْلَةْ اِسْرَائِيل, transliteration: ) is a country in the Middle East on the eastern edge of the Mediterranean Sea. ... Photo of Umberto Eco by Robert Birnbaum Umberto Eco (born January 5, 1932) is an Italian novelist and philosopher, best known for his novels and essays. ... The Italian Republic or Italy (Italian: Repubblica Italiana or Italia) is a country in southern Europe. ... Scotland (Alba in Scottish Gaelic) is a country or nation and former independent kingdom of northwest Europe, and one of the four constituent parts of the United Kingdom. ... Elsa Morante (August 18, 1918 - 25 November 1985) was an Italian novelist, perhaps best known for her novel La Storia (History). ... The Italian Republic or Italy (Italian: Repubblica Italiana or Italia) is a country in southern Europe. ... Categories: Writer stubs | 1923 births | 1999 deaths | Novelists | World War II veterans ... The United States of America — also referred to as the United States, the U.S.A., the U.S., America, the States, or (archaically) Columbia—is a federal republic of 50 states located primarily in central North America (with the exception of two states: Alaska and Hawaii). ... John Hawkes (born John Clendennin Burne Hawkes, Jr. ... The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland is a country in western Europe, and member of the Commonwealth of Nations, the G8, the European Union, and NATO. Usually known simply as the United Kingdom, the UK, or (inaccurately) as Great Britain or Britain, the UK has four constituent... Antonio Tabucchi (born September 23, 1943 in Pisa, Italy) is a famous Italian writer. ... The Italian Republic or Italy (Italian: Repubblica Italiana or Italia) is a country in southern Europe. ... Thomas Bernhard Thomas Bernhard (February 9, 1931 - February 12, 1989) was an Austrian playwright and novelist. ... The Republic of Austria (German: Republik Österreich) is a landlocked country in Central Europe. ... Álvaro Mutis (1923 - ) Columbian poet, novelist, and essayist. ... The Republic of Colombia is a country in north-western South America. ... Amitav Ghosh (born 1956 in Calcutta), one of the finest Indian authors writing in the English language. ... The Republic of India is the second most populous country in the world, with a population of more than one billion, and is the seventh largest country by geographical area. ... The Republic of Poland, a democratic country with a population of 38,626,349 and area of 312,685 km², is located in Central Europe, between Germany to the west, the Czech Republic and Slovakia to the south, Ukraine and Belarus to the east, and the Baltic Sea, Lithuania and... Paul Benjamin Auster (born February 3, 1947) is an American author. ... The United States of America — also referred to as the United States, the U.S.A., the U.S., America, the States, or (archaically) Columbia—is a federal republic of 50 states located primarily in central North America (with the exception of two states: Alaska and Hawaii). ... The Republic of Austria (German: Republik Österreich) is a landlocked country in Central Europe. ... Alessandro Baricco was born in Turin, Italy, in 1958. ... The Italian Republic or Italy (Italian: Repubblica Italiana or Italia) is a country in southern Europe. ... The Federal Republic of Germany (German: Bundesrepublik Deutschland) is one of the worlds leading industrialised countries, located in the heart of Europe. ... The Russian Federation (Russian: Росси́йская Федера́ция, transliteration: Rossiyskaya Federatsiya or Rossijskaja Federacija), or Russia (Russian: Росси́я, transliteration: Rossiya or Rossija), is a country that stretches over a vast expanse of eastern Europe and northern Asia. ... T. Coraghessan Boyle (T.C. Boyle, born Thomas John Boyle on December 2, 1948) is a U.S. novelist and short story writer. ... The United States of America — also referred to as the United States, the U.S.A., the U.S., America, the States, or (archaically) Columbia—is a federal republic of 50 states located primarily in central North America (with the exception of two states: Alaska and Hawaii). ... Jonathan Coe, born 1961 in Birmingham, is an English novelist and writer. ... The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland is a country in western Europe, and member of the Commonwealth of Nations, the G8, the European Union, and NATO. Usually known simply as the United Kingdom, the UK, or (inaccurately) as Great Britain or Britain, the UK has four constituent... The Kingdom of Sweden (Swedish: Konungariket Sverige  listen) is a Nordic country in Scandinavia, in Northern Europe. ... Michael Ondaatje (born September 12, 1943) is a Canadian author. ... Canada is a sovereign state in northern North America, the northern-most country in the world, and the second largest in total area. ... The Republic of Chile is a country in South America occupying a long coastal strip between the Andes mountains and the Pacific Ocean. ... Philip Roth (born March 19, 1933) is a Jewish-American novelist who is best known for his sexually explicit comedic novel Portnoys Complaint (1969) and for his late-90s trilogy comprising the Pulitzer Prize-winning American Pastoral (1997), I Married a Communist (1998), and The Human Stain (2000). ... The United States of America — also referred to as the United States, the U.S.A., the U.S., America, the States, or (archaically) Columbia—is a federal republic of 50 states located primarily in central North America (with the exception of two states: Alaska and Hawaii). ... The Kingdom of Spain or Spain (Spanish and Galician: Reino de España or España; Catalan: Regne dEspanya; Basque: Espainiako Erresuma) is a country located in the southwest of Europe. ... Aharon Appelfeld (b. ... The State of Israel (Hebrew: מְדִינַת יִשְׂרָאֵל, transliteration: ; Arabic: دَوْلَةْ اِسْرَائِيل, transliteration: ) is a country in the Middle East on the eastern edge of the Mediterranean Sea. ...

Laureates Prix Médicis essai

  • 1997 - Les Sept Noms du peintre - Philippe Le Guillou
  • 1998 - Le Loup mongol
  • 1999 - Mon grand appartement - Christian Oster
  • 2000 - Diabolus in musica - Yann Apperry
  • 2001 - Le Voyage en France - Benoît Duteurtre
  • 2002 - Pas un jour - Anne F. Garréta
  • 2003 - Morts imaginaires - Michel Schneider
  • 2004 - Aurore et George - Diane de Margerie

 

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