Prix du Livre Inter

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The Prix du Livre Inter is a prize for best French novel of the year. It is awarded by the radio channel France Inter. It was established in 1975 at the initiative of Paul-Louis Mignon. [1]

List of recipients

YearTitleAuthorPublisherJury president
1975Des demeures et des gens Catherine d'Etchéa Éditions de la Table ronde Pierre Emmanuel
1976Le Ravenala ou l'Arbre du voyageur Jacques Perry Albin Michel Maurice Genevoix
1977Ana non Agustín Gómez-Arcos Stock Alain Peyrefitte
1978L'Enfant de Bohème Daniel Boulanger Gallimard Robert Sabatier
1979La Décharge Béatrix Beck Le Sagittaire  [ fr ] Alain Decaux
1980 The Testament Elie Wiesel Seuil Maurice Denuzière
1981Les Demoiselles de Beaumoreau Marguerite Gurgand éditions Mazarine  [ fr ] Françoise Mallet-Joris
1982La Lumière du Nord Marcel Schneider Grasset Jeanne Bourin
1983Le Bouchot Hortense Dufour Grasset François Nourissier
1984 La Mémoire d'Abraham Marek Halter Laffont Hortense Dufour
1985Un cauchemar Jean-Jacques Brochier Albin Michel Michèle Perrein
1986L'Enfer René Belletto Éditions P.O.L  [ fr ] Jean-Noël Jeanneney
1987 Who Will Remember the People... (Qui se souvient des hommes...) Jean Raspail Laffont Henri Troyat
1988Misayre ! Misayre ! François Salvaing éditions Balland  [ fr ] Jacques Laurent
1989Petite Chronique des gens de nuit dans un port de l'Atlantique Nord Philippe Hadengue Maren Sell Érik Orsenna
1990 La Petite Marchande de prose  [ fr ] Daniel Pennac Gallimard Paul Guimard
1991La Voyeuse interdite Nina Bouraoui Gallimard Jean d'Ormesson
1992Le Troisième Mensonge Agota Kristof Seuil Hector Bianciotti
1993Des choses idiotes et douces Frédéric Boyer P.O.L. Michel Del Castillo
1994Quoi de neuf sur la guerre ? Robert Bober P.O.L. Yves Simon
1995Madame Arnoul Jean-Noël Pancrazi Gallimard Paule Constant
1996 Un secret sans importance  [ fr ] Agnès Desarthe éditions de l'Olivier Jorge Semprún
1997 Instruments des ténèbres  [ fr ] Nancy Huston Actes Sud Jean Vautrin
1998 La Maladie de Sachs  [ fr ] Martin Winckler P.O.L. Daniel Pennac
1999 En attendant le vote des bêtes sauvages  [ fr ] Ahmadou Kourouma Seuil JMG Le Clézio
2000Des anges mineurs Antoine Volodine Seuil Jean Rouaud
2001Apprendre à finir Laurent Mauvignier éditions de Minuit Marie Darrieussecq
2002 Un soir au club Christian Gailly éditions de Minuit Philippe Djian
2003 La Petite Chartreuse  [ fr ] Pierre Péju Gallimard Emmanuel Carrère
2004L'Homme-sœur Patrick Lapeyre P.O.L. Nancy Huston
2005L'Étourdissement Joël Egloff Buchet/Chastel  [ fr ] Olivier Rolin
2006La Chambre de la Stella Jean-Baptiste Harang Grasset Jean Echenoz
2007 Ouest  [ fr ] François Vallejo Éditions Viviane Hamy  [ fr ] Camille Laurens
2008 Le Boulevard périphérique Henry Bauchau Actes Sud Alberto Manguel
2009 Zone  [ fr ] Mathias Enard Actes Sud Marc Dugain
2010 Les Hommes-couleurs  [ fr ] Cloé Korman Seuil Catherine Clément
2011 Que font les rennes après Noël ?  [ fr ] Olivia Rosenthal Éditions Verticales  [ fr ] Amin Maalouf
2012 Supplément à la vie de Barbara Loden  [ fr ] Nathalie Léger P.O.L. Amélie Nothomb
2013Sombre Dimanche Alice Zeniter Albin Michel Geneviève Brisac
2014 Faillir être flingué  [ fr ] Céline Minard Éditions Rivages  [ fr ] Alain Mabanckou
2015 Jacob, Jacob  [ fr ] Valérie Zenatti L'Olivier (2) Jean-Christophe Rufin
20167 Tristan Garcia Gallimard (6) Agnès Desarthe
2017Règle animal Jean-Baptiste Del Amo Gallimard Elisabeth Badinter
2018Fief David Lopez Seuil Leïla Slimani
2019Arcadie Emmanuelle Bayamack-Tam Éditions P.O.L Riad Sattouf
2020Avant que j'oublie Anne Pauly Editions Verdier Philippe Lançon
2021 [2] Un jour ce sera videHugo LindenbergChristian Bourgois éditeur Dany Laferrière
2022Mahmoud ou la montée des eaux Antoine Wauters Editions Verdier Delphine de Vigan

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References

  1. "40e Prix du Livre Inter : Partager l'imaginaire avec Alain Mabanckou". franceinter.fr (in French). France Inter. 2014-05-31. Retrieved 2014-10-23.
  2. ""Un jour ce sera vide" de Hugo Lindenberg, prix du Livre Inter 2021". France Inter (in French). 2 February 2021. Retrieved 21 October 2021.