In terms of literature, there are many prizes to distinguish great works.
Also, buying an award-winning novel can be an opportunity to discover a pen, a plot or characters worthy of the greatest.
From the Goncourt prize to the Renaudot prize, passing through the Grand Prix du roman de l'Académie française or the Nobel prize, there are a multitude of prizes for authors.
Discover a selection of books with a literary prize.
Our selection of award-winning books:
Stupor and Tremors, Amélie Nothomb
The Plague, Albert Camus
Les Impatientes, Djaïli Amadou Amal
The Snow Panther, Sylvain Tesson
The most secret memory of men, Mohamed Mbougar Sarr
Stupor and Tremors, Amélie Nothomb
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€6.20
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€6.20
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In this book adapted for the cinema, Amélie Nothomb recounts the business life of a European in Japan.
She returns to cultural differences and illiterate sentences.
Stupeur et Tremblements is a reference book in the work of Amélie Nothomb who recounts an experience in a large Japanese firm.
The main character is there under everyone's orders and does not always feel very well treated.
186 pages of 90s Japan immersion
A straightforward style
The Plague, Albert Camus
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€7.80
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€7.80
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€7.80
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€7.80
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€7.80
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The writer received the supreme distinction, the Nobel Prize for Literature.
He has many novels and essays to his credit, particularly on Algeria, his native country.
The Plague of Camus is a work behind closed doors in Oran where the disease is raging.
The authorities then take drastic measures to prevent the spread of the plague.
288 pages of pure literature
A story that echoes the news
Les Impatientes, Djaïli Amadou Amal
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€17.00
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€17.00
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€17.00
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€17.00
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Describing the condition of women is not always easy and Djaïli Amadou Amal brilliantly retraces the lives of 3 women with different life trajectories. In this book inspired by real events, the author looks back on forced marriages in the Sahel.
A book on the condition of women and on love and patience.
252 pages on the status of women
A beautiful feather
The Snow Panther, Sylvain Tesson
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€18.00
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€18.00
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€18.00
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€18.00
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Sylvain Tesson received the Renaudot Prize in 2019 for this book on the quest for the Snow Leopard in the highlands of Tibet.
This novel is ideal for marveling at descriptions of animals and landscapes.
The author poetically retraces his quest for the snow leopard with the photographer Vincent Munier.
A quest closer to nature, gentle and violent.
176 pages of adventure
An incisive feather
A delicate and powerful quest
The most secret memory of men, Mohamed Mbougar Sarr
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22,00 €
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22,00 €
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22,00 €
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22,00 €
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With this novel, Mohamed Mbougar Sarr signs a magnificent story about a literary investigation from Senegal to France...It all starts with the discovery of a forgotten author: TC Elimane.
In this novel, a young writer investigates an unknown book.
The most secret memory of men returns to great tragedies, colonialism to the Shoah.
448 pages of investigation
A hymn to literature
What are the different literary prizes?
There are many literary prizes that honor authors every year for the quality of their plot and their writing.
One of the most popular events is certainly the awarding of the Prix Goncourt at the beginning of November each year.
Other literary prizes are also very popular, such as the Renaudot prize which is awarded each literary season or the Goncourt prize for high school students.
Other distinctions: the Nobel Prize for Literature and the Grand Prize for the Novel of the French Academy.
Having a prize is a nice reward that usually results in high sales.
Le Parisien Le Guide advises you in your reading
Because reading is a moment of relaxation and culture, the consumer experts of Le Parisien Le Guide offer you award-winning references.
In this selection, men, women, Goncourt prizes, Renaudot prizes, love stories, nature stories and above all universal stories.
