Prix François Mauriac (Académie française)

Not to be confused with Prix François Mauriac (Aquitaine).

The Prix François Mauriac is a French literary and philosophy prize awarded to a young writer by the Académie Française. Founded in 1994, the prize is awarded annually, funded by a group of foundations and individuals.[1] It is named in honour of François Mauriac, winner of the Nobel Prize in Literature in 1952, "for the deep spiritual insight and the artistic intensity with which he has in his novels penetrated the drama of human life".[2]

References

  1. ^ "Prix François Mauriac". Académie française (in French). 19 June 2012. Retrieved 19 February 2026.
  2. ^ "Nobel Prize in Literature 1952". NobelPrize.org. 19 February 2026. Archived from the original on 10 January 2026. Retrieved 19 February 2026.
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