The is chronologically the first grand prix of the literary season in France.
Established in 1986 by the city of Brive-la-Gaillarde in the department of Corrèze, this prize rewards the work of a personality of the literary, artistic or scientific world, which has contributed significantly, through the style of his/her works or his/her action to illustrate the quality and beauty of the French language. It is presented annually at the opening of the .
The laureate wins 10,000 euros.
Jury The jury of the award, with a rotating presidency, is composed of members of the Académie française, the Académie Goncourt and other writers.
Laureates
1986: Jean Tardieu 1987: Jacqueline de Romilly 1988: André Lichnerowicz 1989: Michel Jobert 1990: Yves Berger 1991: Pascal Quignard 1992: Alain Bosquet 1993: Alain Rey 1994: Hector Bianciotti 1995: not awarded 1996: René de Obaldia 1997: François Weyergans 1998: Marcel Schneider 1999: Jacques Chessex 2000: Bernard Pivot 2001: Philippe Beaussant 2002: Michel Chaillou 2003: Dominique de Villepin 2004: Gilles Lapouge 2005: Jean-Pierre de Beaumarchais 2006: Christiane Singer 2007: Pierre Assouline 2008: Annie Ernaux 2009: Jean-Paul Kauffmann 2010: Alain Veinstein 2011: Emmanuel CarrèreLe prix de la langue française à E. Carrère, Le Figaro (AFP), 5 octobre 2011 2012: Vassilis Alexakis 2013: Jean Rolin 2014: Hélène Cixous 2015: Mona Ozouf 2016 : Philippe Forest 2017 : Jean-Luc Coatalem 2018 : Pierre Guyotat 2019 : Louis-Philippe Dalembert 2021 : Pierre Bergounioux 2022 : Nathacha Appanah 2023 : Ananda Devi
References
External links Foire du Livre