Prix du Roman d'Aventures
The Prix du Roman d'Aventures ( German : "Adventure Novel Prize" ) is a French literary prize that is awarded each year by the Le Masque series to a French or foreign crime novel . The award was initiated in 1930 by Albert Pigasse , head of the crime fiction book series published by the Parisian publisher Librairie des Champs-Elysées. This makes the crime prize older than the popular Prix du Quai des Orfèvres or the more renowned Grand prix de littérature policière . Pigasse promoted the recognition of the Anglo-American detective novel in France, which would later also inspire French detective writers, through the first French publications of works such as Agatha Christie's Hercule Poirot stories.
In the past, the award was given to an unpublished manuscript in French that had to be sent to the Librairie des Champs-Elysées by March 31st each year. The winner was announced by a jury almost a month and a half later, on May 15, which included such well-known personalities as writers and journalists Pierre Benoit (1886–1962), Gus Bofa (1883–1968), Francis Carco (1886–1958) ), Joseph Kessel (1898–1979) or Pierre Mac Orlan (1882–1970). The winner received 10,000 francs while his novel was published by the Librairie des Champs-Elysées and appeared in the Le Masque series.
From the end of the 1960s, the Prix du Roman d'Aventures became a publisher's prize, and from the 1980s on, foreign crime writers such as Ruth Rendell (1984), Peter Lovesey (1987), Patricia Cornwell (1992) and Val McDermid (1998) were also honored .
Award winners
| year | Award winners | Novel title (original title) | German title |
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| 1930 | Pierre Véry | Le testament de Basil Crookes | |
| 1931 | Stanislas-André Steeman | Six hommes morts | A cocktail with Mr. Wenz |
| 1932 | Jean-Toussaint Samat | L'horrible mort de Miss Gildchrist | |
| 1933 | Simone d'Erigny | L 'étrange Volonté du Professeur Lorrain | The lady S. |
| 1934 | Jean Bommart | Le Poisson chinois | |
| 1935 | Pierre André Fernic | La bete aux sept manteaux | |
| 1936 | Yves Dartois | Week-end au touquet | |
| 1937 | Pierre North | Terre d'angoisse | |
| 1938 | Pierre Boileau | Le Repos de Bacchus | The resting Bacchus |
| 1939 | Pierre Apestéguy | Le roi des sables | |
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| 1946 | René Guillot | Les equipages de Peter Hill | |
| 1947 |
Armand Ziwès Érik J. Certön |
La pack de minuit | |
| 1948 | Thomas Narcejac | La mort est du voyage | |
| 1949 | Henri David | Jeux de plomb | Lead soldiers |
| 1950 | Yves Dermèze | Souvenance pleurait | |
| 1951 |
Olivier Séchan Igor B. Maslowski |
Vous qui n'avez jamais été tués | |
| 1952 | Jean Kéry | Qui est à l'appareil? | |
| 1953 | Ray Lasuye | Le boiteux du pont Guillian | |
| 1954 | Maurice Bastide | Réactions en chaîne | |
| Maurice-Charles Renard | L'inconnu des îles | ||
| 1955 | Émile Pagès | Ricochets | |
| 1956 |
Paul Alexandre Maurice Roland |
Voir Londres et mourir | See London and die |
| 1957 | Jacques Chabannes | L'assassin est en retard | |
| 1958 | Charles Exbrayat | Vous souvenez-vous de Paco? | |
| 1959 | Jacques Ouvard | The Assassin is in the couvent | Every second Thursday |
| 1960 | Robert Bruyez | Crimes sur ondes courtes | |
| 1961 | André Benzimra | Le couloir de la mort | |
| 1962 | Pierre Caillet | Cette mort tant désirée | |
| 1963 | Pierre Jardin | Agnès et les vilains messieurs | |
| 1964 | Henri Lapierre | Le Mort du lac | |
| 1965 | André Picot | Il faut mourir à point | |
| 1966 | Jean Marcillac | Tapis verts et tentures noires | |
| 1967 | Maurice Ellabert | Le provocateur | |
| 1968 | Raymond Blanc | Un pauvre type | |
| 1969 | Mauri Sariola | Un Printemps finlandais | |
| 1970 | Denis Lacombe | La Morte du Causse Noir | |
| 1971 | André Saint-Briac | Secrets of the family | |
| 1972 | Jean Bonnefond | Marchand de fumée | |
| 1973 | Max Nicet | Requiem pour une rose | |
| 1974 | Claude Marais | Trois cœurs contrés | |
| 1975 | Helene de Monaghan | La Mauvaise part | |
| 1976 | Loup Durand | Un amour d'araignée | |
| 1977 | Gilbert Picard | Les Vendredis de la Part-Dieu | |
| 1978 | Paul Kinnet | Voir Beaubourg et mourir | |
| 1979 | Pierre Salva | The client pour l'enfer | |
| 1980 | Michel Guibert | Le Vieux Monsieur aux Chiens | |
| 1981 | Catherine Arley | A cloche-cœur | |
| 1982 | Ruth Rendell | Le Maître de la lande (The Master of the moor) |
The lord of the moor |
| 1983 | June Thomson | Claire ... et ses ombres (Shadow of a doubt) |
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| 1984 | Alexandre Terrel | Le Témoin est à la noce | |
| 1985 | Bachellerie | Ile aux muettes | |
| 1986 | Michel Grisolia | Les Sœurs du Nord | |
| 1987 | Peter Lovesey | Le Médium a perdu ses esprits (A case of spirits) |
Death of a medium |
| 1988 | Paul Halter | Le Brouillard rouge | |
| 1989 | Shizuko Natsuki | La Promesse de l'ombre (The Third Lady) |
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| 1990 | Stuart Kaminsky | Le flic qui venait du froid (A Cold red sunrise) |
Cold sun |
| 1991 | Reginald Hill | Un amour d'enfant (Child's play) |
Not child's play |
| 1992 | Patricia Cornwell | Post mortem (post mortem) |
A case for Kay Scarpetta |
| 1993 | Philip Kerr | L'été de cristal (March violets) |
Fire in Berlin |
| 1994 | Serge Brussolo | Le chien de minuit | |
| 1995 | Lynda La Plante | Suspect numéro un (Prime suspect) |
Strong suspicion |
| 1996 | Walter Satterthwait | Escapade (Escapade) |
Antics |
| 1997 | Nevada Barr | Le feu du ciel (Firestorm) |
Firestorm |
| 1998 | Val McDermid | Mauvais signes (Starstruck) |
The law of the series |
| 1999 | Florence Bouhier | Portrait de l'artiste en assassin | |
| 2000 | Penny Mickelbury | Un chemin solitaire (Where to choose) |
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| 2001 | Jean-Pierre Andrevon | L'œil derrière l'épaule | |
| 2002 | Jean-Luc Bizien | La mort en prime time | |
| 2003 | Bertrand Puard | La petite fille, le coyote et la mort | |
| 2004 | Rebecca Rothenberg | La mort à la dent de lion (The dandelion murders) |
Dead carry dandelions |
| 2005 | Stephen Frey | Délits d'initiés (The insider) |
The bonus |
| 2006 | Greg Rucka | Traquée par son passé (A fistful of rain) |
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| 2007 |
Philippe Kleinmann Sigolène Vinson |
Bistouri Blues | |
| 2008 | Jacques Milliez | L'inconnue du Musée de l'Homme | |
| 2009 | Larif Marsik | Tremblement du terre | |
| 2010 | David Agrech | Two mille kilometers s avec une balle dans le coeur | |
| 2011 | Patrick Weber | L'Aiglon ne manque pas d'aire | |
| 2012 | Patricia Parry | Sur un lit de fleurs blanches | |
| 2013 | CM Veaute | Meurtres à la romaine | |
See also
Web links
- Le Prix du Roman d'Aventures - website with the winners
Individual evidence
- ↑ cf. Profile of Le Masque at abraxas-libris.fr ( Memento of the original from September 27, 2007 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link has been inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. (French)
- ↑ cf. Brief portrait at polars.org ( Memento of the original from September 27, 2007 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. (French)
