The Prix de la Société des poètes français in 1995 for “L’usure des lendemains,” the Grand prix littéraire d’Afrique noire in 1999 for “Bleu-Blanc-Rouge,” the Prix du roman Ouest-France-Etonnants Voyageurs in 2005 for “Verre cassé,” the Prix des cinq continents de la francophonie in 2005 for “Verre cassé,” the Prix RFO du livre in 2005 for “Verre cassé,” the Prix Renaudot in 2006 for “Mémoires de porc-épic,” the Prix de La Rentrée littéraire in 2006 for “Mémoires de porc-épic,” the Prix Aliénor d’Aquitaine in 2006 for “Mémoires de porc-épic,” the Prix Créateurs Sans Frontières in 2007 for “Mémoires de porc-épic,” and the Georges Brassens Prize in 2010 for “Demain j’aurai vingt ans.” the Prix Prince Pierre de Monaco in 2013 for Literature and the Académie Française Prize Grand Prix de littérature Henri Gal in 2012 for his entire body of work. Furthermore, he was a finalist for the Premio Strega Europeo in 2015 and the Man Booker International Prize in the same year. In 2016, he was honored as a Puterbaugh Fellow for his entire body of work. His novel “Black Moses” earned him a selection for the 2017 Man Booker International Prize. The Guardian ranking his work “Broken Glass” at number 99 in its list of 100 Best Books of the 21st Century. In 2021, elected as a Royal Society of Literature International Writer. Additionally, awarded the Médaille de citoyen d’honneur by the city of Saint-Jean-d’Angély (Charente-Maritime, France) in 2004 and became a Chevalier de la Légion d’honneur by decree of the President of the French Republic in 2010.
Alain Mabanckou
- Skill Category: Writers
- Present Address: Los Angeles, California, USA
- Country: Republic of the Congo
- Email: amabanckou@yahoo.fr
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