‭ he Livre Inter prize‬

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‭A man of the theatre, Paul-Louis Mignon was hired by Albert Camus at the newspaper‬
‭Combat after the Liberation, on the recommendation of Jean-Paul Sartre. He was to write‬
‭the entertainment column. Jean Tardieu in turn asked him to work for Radiodiffusion‬
‭française. In 1975, he created the Prix du Livre Inter to reward a novel. The jury for this prize‬
‭is made up of listeners who are passionate about reading, selected from thousands who‬
‭send a letter of application to the station. But on the day of the final deliberation, each‬
‭listener doesn't arrive at France Inter with the book he or she liked best out of the dozens‬
‭they've read: a shortlist of ten books - which have been handed in - has been made. This‬
‭independent jury then engages in bitter discussions to decide on the winner. So far, all their‬
‭choices have been excellent.‬
‭The last ten winners‬
‭2005 Joël Egloff - L'Étourdissement‬
‭2004 Patrick Lapeyre - L'Homme-Sœur 2003 Pierre Péju - La Petite Chartreuse 2002‬
‭Christian Gailly - Un soir au club‬
‭2001 Laurent Mauvignier - Apprendre à finir 2000 Antoine Volodine - Des Anges mineurs‬
‭1999 Ahmadou Kourouma - En attendant le vote des bêtes sauvages (Waiting for the wild‬
‭animals to vote)‬
‭1998 Martin Winckler - La Maladie de Sachs 1997 Nancy Huston - Instrument des ténèbres‬
‭1996 Agnès Desarthe - Un secret sans importance‬