Prix de la langue française


The Prix de la langue française is chronologically the first grand prix of the literary season in France.
Established in 1986 by the city of Brive-la-Gaillarde in the department of Corrèze, this prize rewards the work of a personality of the literary, artistic or scientific world, which has contributed significantly, through the style of his/her works or his/her action to illustrate the quality and beauty of the French language. It is presented annually at the opening of the.
Il est doté de 10000 euros.

Jury

The jury of the award, with a rotating presidency, is composed of members of the Académie française, the Académie Goncourt and other writers.
; Members of the jury :
The jury of the Prix de la langue française 2014 included Laure Adler, Dominique Bona, Hélène Carrère d’Encausse, Paule Constant, Paula Jacques, Danièle Sallenave as well as Tahar Ben Jelloun, Franz-Olivier Giesbert, Jean-Noël Pancrazi, Bernard Pivot, Patrick Rambaud and Jean-Christophe Rufin.

Laureates