La Mamounia literary award
The La Mamounia literary award (French: prix de La Mamounia) was a Moroccan literary prize founded to promote Moroccan literature written in French. It was awarded from 2010 to 2015 and carried a prize money of 200,000 dirhams (about $22,000 in 2015).[1]
The award was donated by the La Mamounia hotel in Marrakesh, which also hosted the award ceremonies every year. A jury consisting of well known literary figures selected the recipient out of a varying numer of nominations every year. From 2011 on the jury was led by the French writer and critic Christine Orban as president. Other jury members included the writers Douglas Kennedy (USA), Marie Laberge (Canada), Vincent Engel (Belgium) und Alain Mabanckou (Republic of the Congo). The internationally best known recipient is French-Moroccan writer Leïla Slimani, who later went on to win the Prix Goncourt in France. Due to financial issues the prize was not awarded after 2015.[2][3][1][4]
Recipients
- 2010 Mahi Binebine
- 2011 Mohamed Leftah
- 2012 Mohamed Nedali
- 2013 Rachid O
- 2014 Réda Dalil
- 2015 Leïla Slimani
References
- ^ a b Badra Berrissoule:5 nominés au prix de la littérature de La Mamounia. L'economiste, 2015-07-09
- ^ Marianne Payot: Prix littéraires: Rachid O., lauréat du 4e prix de La Mamounia. L'express, 2013-09-30
- ^ Le gagnant du prix littéraire de la Mamounia est désormais connu Archived 2018-02-22 at the Wayback Machine. H24, 2015-09-19
- ^ Prix littéraire : La 7e édition du prix de la Mamounia n’aura pas lieu. Yabiladi, 2016-06-09
External links
- Boyd Tonkin: The wonders of Moroccan literature. The Independent, 2014-10-02
- Lara Marlowe: Sex, addiction and shattering tradition in Moroccan literature. The Irish Times, 2015-09-26
- Sue Ryan: La Mamounia Literary Prize. The Arbuturian, 2013-10-14