SettingsPrix Femina winners
Alain Absire
Alain Absire is a French writer, and winner of the Prix Femina, 1984, for L'Égal de Dieu.
Alain Absire is a French writer, and winner of the Prix Femina, 1984, for L'Égal de Dieu.
Alexandre Jardin
Alexandre Jardin is a French writer, and winner of the Prix Femina, 1988, for Le Zèbre.
Alexandre Jardin is a French writer, and winner of the Prix Femina, 1988, for Le Zèbre.
Angelo Rinaldi
Angelo Rinaldi is a French writer and literary critic.
Angelo Rinaldi is a French writer and literary critic.
Anne Hébert
Anne Hébert, CC, OQ (pronounced in French) (August 1, 1916 – January 22, 2000), was a Canadian author and poet.
Anne Hébert, CC, OQ (pronounced in French) (August 1, 1916 – January 22, 2000), was a Canadian author and poet.
Antoine de Saint-Exupéry
Antoine de Saint-Exupéry, officially Antoine Marie Jean-Baptiste Roger, comte de Saint Exupéry, was a French writer, poet and pioneering aviator.
Antoine de Saint-Exupéry, officially Antoine Marie Jean-Baptiste Roger, comte de Saint Exupéry, was a French writer, poet and pioneering aviator.
Bernard Privat
Bernard Privat (1914-1985) was a French writer and editor.
Bernard Privat (1914-1985) was a French writer and editor.
Bertrand Visage
Bertrand Visage is a French writer, and winner of the Prix Femina, 1984, for Tous les soleils.
Bertrand Visage is a French writer, and winner of the Prix Femina, 1984, for Tous les soleils.
Camille Laurens
Camille Laurens is a French writer and winner of the Prix Femina, 2000, for Dans ces bras-là.
Camille Laurens is a French writer and winner of the Prix Femina, 2000, for Dans ces bras-là.
Catherine Hermary-Vieille
Catherine Hermary-Vieille is a French writer, and winner of the Prix Femina, 1981, for Le Grand Vizir de la nuit.
Catherine Hermary-Vieille is a French writer, and winner of the Prix Femina, 1981, for Le Grand Vizir de la nuit.
Chantal Thomas
Chantal Thomas is a French writer and winner of the Prix Femina, 2002, for Les adieux à la reine.
Chantal Thomas is a French writer and winner of the Prix Femina, 2002, for Les adieux à la reine.
Claude Arnaud
Claude Arnaud (born 1955) is a French writer, essayist, biographer.
Claude Arnaud (born 1955) is a French writer, essayist, biographer.
Claude Faraggi
Claude Faraggi was a French writer, best known for his 1975 novel, Le Maître d'heure, which won the Prix Femina.
Claude Faraggi was a French writer, best known for his 1975 novel, Le Maître d'heure, which won the Prix Femina.
Dai Sijie
Dai Sijie is a French author and filmmaker of Chinese ancestry.
Dai Sijie is a French author and filmmaker of Chinese ancestry.
Dominique Noguez
Dominique Noguez is a French writer and winner of the Prix Femina, 1997, for Amour noir.
Dominique Noguez is a French writer and winner of the Prix Femina, 1997, for Amour noir.
Edmond Jaloux
Edmond Jaloux was a French novelist, essayist, and critic.
Edmond Jaloux was a French novelist, essayist, and critic.
Emmanuel Roblès
Emmanuel Roblès was an Algerian-French author.
Emmanuel Roblès was an Algerian-French author.
Eric Fottorino
Eric Fottorino,, is a French journalist and writer.
Eric Fottorino,, is a French journalist and writer.
François Cheng
François Cheng (Traditional Chinese:程抱一;pinyin: Chéng Bàoyī) (born 30 August 1929 in Nanchang, Jiangxi) is a Chinese-born French academician, writer, poet and calligrapher.
François Cheng (Traditional Chinese:程抱一;pinyin: Chéng Bàoyī) (born 30 August 1929 in Nanchang, Jiangxi) is a Chinese-born French academician, writer, poet and calligrapher.
François Nourissier
François Nourissier was a French journalist and writer.
François Nourissier was a French journalist and writer.
François Sonkin
François Sonkin is a French writer, and winner of the Prix Femina, 1978, for Un amour de père.
François Sonkin is a French writer, and winner of the Prix Femina, 1978, for Un amour de père.
Françoise Mallet-Joris
Françoise Mallet-Joris (born 6 July 1930) is the nom de plume of Françoise Lilar.
Françoise Mallet-Joris (born 6 July 1930) is the nom de plume of Françoise Lilar.
Geneviève Brisac
Geneviève Brisac is a French writer and winner of the Prix Femina, 1996, for Week-end de chasse à la mère, a novel translated in English as Losing Eugenio (2000) and referred to in The...
Geneviève Brisac is a French writer and winner of the Prix Femina, 1996, for Week-end de chasse à la mère, a novel translated in English as Losing Eugenio (2000) and referred to in The...
Geneviève Fauconnier
Geneviève Fauconnier (Barbezieux, 3 January 1886 - Saint-Palais-de-Négrignac, 11 December 1969) was a French novelist who lived in the south of the Charente département, (France).
Geneviève Fauconnier (Barbezieux, 3 January 1886 - Saint-Palais-de-Négrignac, 11 December 1969) was a French novelist who lived in the south of the Charente département, (France).
Georges Bernanos
Georges Bernanos (20 February 1888 – 5 July 1948) was a French author, and a soldier in World War I. Of Roman Catholic and monarchist leanings, he was a violent adversary to bourgeois thought an...
Georges Bernanos (20 February 1888 – 5 July 1948) was a French author, and a soldier in World War I. Of Roman Catholic and monarchist leanings, he was a violent adversary to bourgeois thought an...
Gilles Lapouge
Gilles Lapouge is a French writer and journalist with the daily O Estado de São Paulo.
Gilles Lapouge is a French writer and journalist with the daily O Estado de São Paulo.
Gwenaëlle Aubry
Gwenaëlle Aubry (born 1971) is a French novelist and philosopher.
Gwenaëlle Aubry (born 1971) is a French novelist and philosopher.
Hector Bianciotti
Hector Bianciotti is an Argentine-born French author and member of the Académie française.
Hector Bianciotti is an Argentine-born French author and member of the Académie française.
Henri Thomas
Henri Thomas (December 7, 1912, Anglemont, Vosges – November 3, 1993, Paris) was a French writer and poet.
Henri Thomas (December 7, 1912, Anglemont, Vosges – November 3, 1993, Paris) was a French writer and poet.
Irène Monesi
Irène Monesi is a French writer.
Irène Monesi is a French writer.
Jacques de Lacretelle
Jacques de Lacretelle (July 14, 1888, Cormatin, Saône-et-Loire - January 2, 1985) was a French novelist.
Jacques de Lacretelle (July 14, 1888, Cormatin, Saône-et-Loire - January 2, 1985) was a French novelist.
Jean-Louis Fournier
Jean-Louis Fournier is a French writer, and winner of the Prix Femina, 2008, for Où on va, papa?.
Jean-Louis Fournier is a French writer, and winner of the Prix Femina, 2008, for Où on va, papa?.
Jean-Paul Dubois
Jean-Paul Dubois (born in 1950 in Toulouse, Haute-Garonne) is a French writer.
Jean-Paul Dubois (born in 1950 in Toulouse, Haute-Garonne) is a French writer.
Jocelyne François
Jocelyne François (born 1933 in Nancy, Meurthe-et-Moselle) is a French writer.
Jocelyne François (born 1933 in Nancy, Meurthe-et-Moselle) is a French writer.
Jorge Semprún
Jorge Semprún Maura (; 10 December 1923 – 7 June 2011) was a Spanish writer and politician who lived in France most of his life and wrote primarily in French.
Jorge Semprún Maura (; 10 December 1923 – 7 June 2011) was a Spanish writer and politician who lived in France most of his life and wrote primarily in French.
Marc Lambron
Marc Lambron is a French writer and winner of the Prix Femina, 1993, for L'Oeil du silence.
Marc Lambron is a French writer and winner of the Prix Femina, 1993, for L'Oeil du silence.
Marguerite Audoux
Marguerite Audoux (July 7, 1863 at Sancoins, Cher – January 31, 1937 at Saint-Raphaël, Var) was a French novelist.
Marguerite Audoux (July 7, 1863 at Sancoins, Cher – January 31, 1937 at Saint-Raphaël, Var) was a French novelist.
Marguerite Yourcenar
Marguerite Yourcenar (8 June 1903 – 17 December 1987) was a Belgian-born French novelist and essayist.
Marguerite Yourcenar (8 June 1903 – 17 December 1987) was a Belgian-born French novelist and essayist.
Marie-Louise Haumont
Marie-Louise Haumont (born 1919) is a Belgian writer.
Marie-Louise Haumont (born 1919) is a Belgian writer.
Maryline Desbiolles
Maryline Desbiolles is a French writer and winner of the Prix Femina, 1999, for Anchise.
Maryline Desbiolles is a French writer and winner of the Prix Femina, 1999, for Anchise.
Matthias Zschokke
Matthias Zschokke (October 29, 1954 Bern, Switzerland) is a Swiss writer and filmmaker.
Matthias Zschokke (October 29, 1954 Bern, Switzerland) is a Swiss writer and filmmaker.
Michael A. Barry
Michael A. Barry (born 1948, in New York) is a Princeton University professor and historian of the greater Middle East and Islamic world.
Michael A. Barry (born 1948, in New York) is a Princeton University professor and historian of the greater Middle East and Islamic world.
Michel Dard
Michel Dard is a French writer and winner of the Prix Femina, 1973, for Juan Maldonne.
Michel Dard is a French writer and winner of the Prix Femina, 1973, for Juan Maldonne.
Michèle Perrot
Michèle Perrot is a French historian, and Professor emeritus at the Paris Diderot University.
Michèle Perrot is a French historian, and Professor emeritus at the Paris Diderot University.
Nancy Huston
Nancy Louise Huston, OC (born September 16, 1953) is a Canadian-born novelist and essayist who writes primarily in French and translates her own works into English.
Nancy Louise Huston, OC (born September 16, 1953) is a Canadian-born novelist and essayist who writes primarily in French and translates her own works into English.
Patrick Lapeyre
Patrick Lapeyre is a French writer, and winner of the Prix Femina, 2010, for his seventh novel, La vie est brève et le désir sans fin.
Patrick Lapeyre is a French writer, and winner of the Prix Femina, 2010, for his seventh novel, La vie est brève et le désir sans fin.
Paula Jacques
Paula Jacques is a French writer and winner of the Prix Femina, 1991, for Deborah et les anges dissipés.
Paula Jacques is a French writer and winner of the Prix Femina, 1991, for Deborah et les anges dissipés.
Pierre Moinot
Pierre Moinot was a French novelist.
Pierre Moinot was a French novelist.
Pierrette Fleutiaux
Pierrette Fleutiaux is a French writer and winner of the Prix Femina, 1990, for Nous sommes éternels.
Pierrette Fleutiaux is a French writer and winner of the Prix Femina, 1990, for Nous sommes éternels.
René Belletto
René Belletto is a French writer, and winner of the Prix Femina, 1986, for L'Enfer.
René Belletto is a French writer, and winner of the Prix Femina, 1986, for L'Enfer.
René-Victor Pilhes
René-Victor Pilhes is a French writer and winner of the Prix Femina, 1974, for L'Imprécateur.
René-Victor Pilhes is a French writer and winner of the Prix Femina, 1974, for L'Imprécateur.
Robert Pinget
Robert Pinget was a major avant-garde French writer, born in Switzerland, who wrote several novels and other prose pieces that drew comparison to Beckett and other major Modernist writers.
Robert Pinget was a major avant-garde French writer, born in Switzerland, who wrote several novels and other prose pieces that drew comparison to Beckett and other major Modernist writers.
Roger Grenier
Roger Grenier (born September 19, 1919 in Caen, Calvados, France) is a French writer, journalist and radio animator.
Roger Grenier (born September 19, 1919 in Caen, Calvados, France) is a French writer, journalist and radio animator.
Roland Dorgelès
Roland Dorgelès (; 1885 in Amiens, Somme – 1973), was a French novelist and a member of the Académie Goncourt.
Roland Dorgelès (; 1885 in Amiens, Somme – 1973), was a French novelist and a member of the Académie Goncourt.
Romain Rolland
Romain Rolland was a French dramatist, novelist, essayist, art historian and mystic who was awarded the Nobel Prize for Literature in 1915.
Romain Rolland was a French dramatist, novelist, essayist, art historian and mystic who was awarded the Nobel Prize for Literature in 1915.
Régis Debray
Jules Régis Debray (born September 2, 1940) is a French intellectual, journalist, government official and professor.
Jules Régis Debray (born September 2, 1940) is a French intellectual, journalist, government official and professor.
Régis Jauffret
Régis Jauffret is a French writer and winner of the Prix Femina, 2005, for Asiles de fous.
Régis Jauffret is a French writer and winner of the Prix Femina, 2005, for Asiles de fous.
Sylvie Germain
Sylvie Germain is a French author.
Sylvie Germain is a French author.
Zoé Oldenbourg
Zoé Oldenbourg (Зоя Сергеевна Ольденбург) (March 31, 1916–November 8, 2002) was a Russian-born French historian and novelist who specialized in mediæval French history, in particular the Crusad...
Zoé Oldenbourg (Зоя Сергеевна Ольденбург) (March 31, 1916–November 8, 2002) was a Russian-born French historian and novelist who specialized in mediæval French history, in particular the Crusad...
Édouard Estaunié
Édouard Estaunié (Dijon, February 4, 1862 - Paris, February 1, 1942) was a French novelist.
Édouard Estaunié (Dijon, February 4, 1862 - Paris, February 1, 1942) was a French novelist.
Éric Fottorino
Éric Fottorino,, is a French journalist and writer.
Éric Fottorino,, is a French journalist and writer.