Prize Jean Monnet of European literature

Prizes

Since 1995, the Jean Monnet European literature of the departement of Charente reward a European author for a book written or translated into French. Sponsored and funded by the General Council of Charente, the selection is entrusted to a panel of writers, critics and journalists.

The Jury

Gérard de Cortanze – President of Jury, author, critic
Jean-Baptiste Baronian - Journalist, literary critic
Jacques De Decker – Le Soir, Bruxelles
Catherine Fruchon – R.F.I.
Fabio Gambaro – Le Monde, La Repubblica (Italie)
Madeleine Lazard – Author
Patricia Martin - France Inter
Gérard Meudal - Le Monde des Livres
Joël Schmidt - Author
Lieven Taillie - Member of the Association Jean Monnet
Virgil Tanase - Author
Henriette Walter - Author
Nicole Cornibert / Paola Authier - LITTERATURES EUROPEENNES COGNAC

Selection 2011

	*Je vous apprendrai la peur* Nikolaj Frobenius Translated from the Norwegian by Vincent Fournier Actes Sud		L'Art d'écosser les haricots Wieslaw Mysliwski Translated from the Polish by Margot Carlier Actes Sud
	Le monde sans vous Sylvie Germain Albin Michel		La nuit viennent les renards Cees Nooteboom Translated from the Dutch by Philippe Noble Actes Sud
	La ville d'ambre José Carlos Llop Translated from the Spanish by Edmond Raillard J. Chambon		*L'enfant qui rêvait de la fin du monde* Antonio Scurati Translated from Italian Dominique Vittoz Flammarion
	Mon nom est légion Antonio Lobo Antunes Translated from the Portuguese by Dominique Nédellec Bourgois		Brooklyn Colm Toibin Translated from English (Irlande) by Anna Gibson Robert Laffont
	L'homme inquiet Henning Mankell Translated from Swedish by Anna Gibson Seuil		*Dublinesca* Enrique Vila-Matas Translated from Spanish by André Gabastou Bourgois

Winners since 1995

2010 : Hans Magnus Enzensberger, Hammerstein ou l'intransigeance, Gallimard
Translated from German by Bernard Lortholary

2009 : Claudio Magris (Italie), Vous comprendrez donc, L'Arpenteur
Translated from Italian by Jean and Marie Noëlle Pastureau

2008 : Danièle Sallenave (France), Castor de guerre, Gallimard

2007 : Jens Christian Grondahl (Danemark), Piazza Bucarest, Gallimard
Translated from Danish by Alain Gnaedig

2006 : Rosetta Loy (Italie), Noir est l'arbre des souvenirs, bleu l'air, Albin Michel
Translated from Italian by Françoise Brun

2005 : J.G. Ballard (Grande-Bretagne), Millenium People, Denoël
Translated from English by Philippe Delamare

2004 : Angel Wagenstein (Bulgarie), Adieu Shanghai, Esprit des Péninsules
Translated from Bulgarian by Krasimir Kavaldjiev

2003 : William Boyd (Grande-Bretagne), A livre ouvert, Le Seuil
Translated from English by Christiane Besse

2002 : Patrick Modiano (France), La petite bijou, Gallimard

2001 : Jorge Semprun (Espagne), Le mort qu'il faut, Gallimard

2000 : Lidia Jorge (Portugal), La couverture du soldat, Métailié
Translated from Portuguese by Geneviève Liebrich

1999 : Harry Mulisch (Pays-Bas), La découverte du ciel, Gallimard
Translated from Dutch by Isabelle Rosselin

1998 : Herbjorg Wassmo (Norvège), Ciel cruel, Actes Sud
Translated from Norwegian by Luce Hinsch

1997 : Arturo Perez Reverte (Espagne), La peau du tambour, Le Seuil
Translated from Spanish by Jean-Pierre Quijano

1996 : Pierre Mertens (Belgique), Une paix royale, Le Seuil

1995 : Antonio Tabucchi (Italie), Pereira prétend, ChristianBourgois
Translated from Italian by Bernard Comment

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