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| Prix du Premier Roman | |
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| Description | Best first novel by a French and a foreign author |
| Country | France |
| Presented by | Jury of literary critics |
| Website | www |
The Prix du Premier Roman ( First Novel Prize) is a French literary prize awarded to an unpublished novelist between the ages of 18 and 30. The monetary reward is 3,000 Euros.
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The prize was first awarded in 1977. Starting with 1998 a separate award is given to the best first novel by a foreign writer. [1] The jury is made out of literary critics and the current president of the jury is the French historian and critic Joël Schmidt. [2] [3]