Grand Prix de Littérature Américaine
The Grand Prix de Littérature Américaine (American Literature Grand Prize) is a French literary award given each year to an American novel translated into French and published in that year.{{cite web |url=https://www.actualitte.com/article/culture-arts-lettres/les-finalistes-du-grand-prix-de-litterature-americaine-2017/85199 |title=Les finalistes du Grand Prix de Littérature Américaine 2017 |language=French |website=actualitte.com |first=Laure |last=Besnier |date=October 6, 2017 |access-date=November 14, 2017}} The first award was in 2015. The award was created by the bookseller and publisher {{ill|Francis Geffard|fr}}.{{cite web |url=https://www.actes-sud.fr/actualites/laird-hunt-recoit-le-grand-prix-de-litterature-americaine-pour-son-roman-neverhome |title=Laird Hunt reçoit le Grand prix de littérature américaine pour son roman "Neverhome" |language=French |work=Actes Sud |date=2015 |access-date=November 14, 2017}} The jury consists of nine members: three literary critics, three publishers, and three booksellers.
Honorees
Blue ribbon ({{Blue ribbon}}) = winner. Book titles are of the original American publication, not the French title or its translation.
2015
The winner was announced November 8, 2015.{{cite web |url=http://www.livreshebdo.fr/article/laird-hunt-premier-laureat-du-grand-prix-de-litterature-americaine |title=Laird Hunt, premier lauréat du Grand prix de littérature américaine |language=French |work=Livres Hebdo |first=Anne-Laure |last=Walter |date=November 8, 2017 |access-date=November 14, 2017}}
- {{Blue ribbon}} Laird Hunt, Neverhome
2016
The winner was announced November 8, 2016.{{cite web |url=http://www.lefigaro.fr/livres/2016/11/08/03005-20161108ARTFIG00253-atticus-lish-grand-prix-de-litterature-americaine-2016.php |title=Atticus Lish, Grand prix de littérature américaine 2016 |language=French |work=Le Figaro |first=Bruno |last=Corty |date=November 8, 2017 |access-date=November 14, 2017}}
- Eddie Joyce, Small Mercies
- {{Blue ribbon}} Atticus Lish, Preparation for the Next Life
- Molly Prentiss, Tuesday Nights in 1980
2017
The winner was announced November 13, 2017.{{cite web |url=http://www.livreshebdo.fr/article/le-grand-prix-de-litterature-americaine-revient-richard-russo |title=Le Grand prix de littérature américaine revient à Richard Russo |language=French |work=Libres Hebdo |first=Pierre |last=Georges |date=November 13, 2017 |access-date=November 14, 2017}}
- Vivian Cornick, Fierce Attachments
- Christian Kiefer, The Animals
- {{Blue ribbon}} Richard Russo, Everybody's Fool
2018
The winner was announced November 12, 2018.{{cite web |url=https://www.livreshebdo.fr/article/richard-powers-laureat-du-grand-prix-de-litterature-americaine-2018 |title=Richard Powers lauréat du Grand prix de littérature américaine 2018 |work=Libres Hebdo |language=French |first=Nicolas |last=Turcev |date=November 12, 2018 |access-date=November 12, 2018}}
- Dan Chaon, Ill Will
- Rachel Kushner, The Mars Room
- {{Blue ribbon}} Richard Powers, The Overstory
2019
The winner was announced November 13, 2019.{{cite news |url=https://www.lefigaro.fr/livres/le-grand-prix-de-litterature-americaine-attribue-a-kevin-powers-20191113 |title=Le Grand Prix de littérature américaine attribué à Kevin Powers |date=November 13, 2019 |language=French |work=Le Figaro |first=Bruno |last=Corty |access-date=June 15, 2023}}
- Valeria Luiselli, Lost Children Archive
- Tommy Orange, There There
- {{Blue ribbon}} Kevin Powers, A Shout in the Ruins
2020
The winner was announced on November 18, 2020.{{cite news |url=https://www.livreshebdo.fr/article/le-grand-prix-de-litterature-americaine-2020-pour-lauteur-stephen-markley |title=Le grand prix de littérature américaine 2020 pour l’auteur Stephen Markley |first=Thomas |last=Faidherbe |date=November 18, 2020 |work=Libres Hebdo |language=French |access-date=June 15, 2023}}
- Barbara Kingsolver, Unsheltered
- {{Blue ribbon}} Stephen Markley, Ohio
- Elizabeth Wetmore, Valentine
2021
The winner was announced November 9, 2021.{{cite news |url=https://www.livreshebdo.fr/article/joyce-maynard-sacree-par-le-grand-prix-de-litterature-americaine-2021 |title=Joyce Maynard sacrée par le Grand prix de littérature américaine 2021 |first=Vincy |last=Thomas |date=November 9, 2020 |work=Libres Hebdo |language=French |access-date=June 15, 2023}}
- Robert Jones, Jr., The Prophets
- {{Blue ribbon}} Joyce Maynard, Count the Ways
- Lionel Shriver, Should We Stay or Should We Go
- Ta-Nehisi Coates, The Water Dancer
2022
The winner was announced November 8, 2022.{{cite news |url=https://www.livreshebdo.fr/article/anthony-doerr-grand-prix-de-litterature-americaine |title=Anthony Doerr, Grand prix de littérature américaine |first=Adriano |last=Tiniscopa |date=November 8, 2022 |work=Libres Hebdo |language=French |access-date=June 15, 2023}}
- {{Blue ribbon}} Anthony Doerr, Cloud Cuckoo Land
- Nathan Harris, The Sweetness of Water
- Coco Mellors, Cleopatra and Frankenstein
- Leila Mottley, Nightcrawling
2023
The winner was announced November 10, 2023.{{cite news |url=https://www.lesechos.fr/weekend/livres-expositions/le-grand-prix-de-litterature-americaine-2023-decerne-a-aleksandar-hemon-2028046 |title=Aleksandar Hemon, Grand prix de littérature américaine |first=Philippe |last=Chevilly |date=November 10, 2023 |work=Les Echos |language=French |access-date=March 30, 2024}}
- {{Blue ribbon}} Aleksandar Hemon, The World and All That It Holds
- Emma Cline, The Guest
- Maggie Shipstead, Great Circle