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).
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 number 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), Alain Mabanckou (Republic of the Congo), and Mouna Hachim (Morocco).
Due to financial issues the prize was not awarded after 2015.
Recipients
- 2010: Mahi Binebine
- 2011: Mohamed Leftah
- 2012: Mohamed Nedali
- 2013: Rachid O
- 2014: Réda Dalil
- 2015: Leïla Slimani
References
- Badra Berrissoule:5 nominés au prix de la littérature de La Mamounia. L'economiste, 2015-07-09
- "Deuxième édition du prix littéraire La Mamounia". Livres Hebdo (in French). Retrieved 2024-04-28.
- ^ dit, Najeth. "Découvrez les nominés au prix littéraire de la Mamounia". Telquel.ma (in French). Retrieved 2022-11-14.
- ^ Prix littéraire : La 7e édition du prix de la Mamounia n’aura pas lieu. Yabiladi, 2016-06-09
- "Prix littéraires: Rachid O., lauréat du 4e prix de La Mamounia". LExpress.fr (in French). 2013-09-30. Retrieved 2022-11-14.
- El Ouafi, Ismail (21 August 2014). "La Mamounia Literary Award Nominates 8 Candidates for its 5th Edition". Retrieved 17 September 2023.
- MATIN, LE. "Mahi Binebine au firmament avec "Les étoiles de Sidi Moumen"". lematin.ma (in French). Retrieved 2022-11-14.
- "Mohamed Leftah reçoit le Prix littéraire de la Mamounia à titre posthume". LExpress.fr (in French). 2011-10-27. Retrieved 2022-11-14.
- MAP. "Prix littéraire de la Mamounia: Mohamed Nedali, lauréat de la 3ème édition". Libération (in French). Retrieved 2022-11-14.
- Thomson |, Liz. "Rachid O Wins Mamounia Literary Award". PublishersWeekly.com. Retrieved 2022-11-14.
- MATIN, LE. "Le Prix «la Mamounia» 2014 décerné à Reda Dalil". lematin.ma (in French). Retrieved 2022-11-14.
- "Le prix littéraire de La Mamounia 2015 va à Leïla Slimani pour Le Jardin de l'Ogre". Telquel.ma (in French). Retrieved 2022-11-14.
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