Prix des Deux Magots

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The Prix des Deux Magots is a major French literary prize. It is presented to new works, and is generally awarded to works that are more off-beat and less conventional than those that receive the more mainstream Prix Goncourt.

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The name derives from the extant Parisian café "Les Deux Magots", which began as a drapery store in 1813, taking its name from a popular play of the time, "The two figurines of China". It housed a wine merchant in the 19th century, and was refurbished in 1914 into a café. [1]

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References

  1. "The café". Fédéral Hotel Paris. Retrieved 2009-05-19.
  2. "Le prix des Deux Magots 2022 pour Louis-Henri de la Rochefoucauld". L'Obs. Retrieved 2022-05-26.