Prix des Deux Magots

{{Short description|French literary award}}

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The Prix des Deux Magots ({{IPA|fr|pʁi de dø maɡo}}) 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.

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 Magots (a magot is a type of Chinese figurine). It housed a wine merchant in the 19th century, and was refurbished in 1914 into a café.{{cite web

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Winners

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|title=Le prix des Deux Magots 2022 pour Louis-Henri de la Rochefoucauld

|date=25 January 2022

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References

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  • Noël Blandin, [https://web.archive.org/web/20110202232316/http://www.republique-des-lettres.fr/10570-prix-deux-magots.php "Prix des Deux Magots"], La République des Lettres, 20 January 2010