28-529: [REDACTED] This article needs additional citations for verification . Please help improve this article by adding citations to reliable sources . Unsourced material may be challenged and removed. Find sources: "Prix Méditerranée" – news · newspapers · books · scholar · JSTOR ( February 2017 ) ( Learn how and when to remove this message ) The Prix Méditerranée (Mediterranean Prize)
56-1029: A volé l'identité de 450000 personnes " " . L'Indépendant (in French) . Retrieved 16 January 2017 . External links [ edit ] Description in French literary awards website Retrieved from " https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Prix_Méditerranée&oldid=1235235606 " Categories : French literary awards Awards established in 1984 1984 establishments in France Hidden categories: CS1 French-language sources (fr) Articles needing additional references from February 2017 All articles needing additional references Perpignan Perpignan ( UK : / ˈ p ɜːr p ɪ n j ɒ̃ / , US : / ˌ p ɛər p iː ˈ n j ɑː n / , French: [pɛʁpiɲɑ̃] ; Catalan : Perpinyà [pəɾpiˈɲa] ; Occitan : Perpinhan [peɾpiˈɲa] )
84-772: Is twinned with: More than 10,000 students between the ages of 2 and 12 attend 61 preschools and primary schools in the city. Perpignan also has 26 high schools. Since 2004, the free three-day Guitares au Palais has been held each year in the last weekend of August in the Palace of the Kings of Majorca . The festival has a broad mainstream focus with pop-related music as well as traditional acoustic guitar music and alternative music. The festival has attracted international guests like Caetano Veloso (2007), Rumberos Catalans , Pedro Soler , Bernardo Sandoval , Peter Finger , and Aaron and Bryce Dessner (2008). Each September, Perpignan hosts
112-5491: Is a French literary award. It was created in 1984 in Perpignan by the Mediterranean Centre of Literature (CML) to promote cultural interaction among the numerous countries surrounding the Mediterranean Sea . Two awards are handed out every year, the Prix Méditerranée itself and the Prix Méditerranée Étranger (or the Overseas Mediterranean Prize). The latter is given to a writer from the Mediterranean basin whose original work has been translated into French. List of winners [ edit ] Prix Méditerranée [ edit ] [REDACTED] Pierre Assouline [REDACTED] André Chouraqui [REDACTED] Chochana Boukhobza 2021: Boualem Sansal , Abraham ou La cinquième Alliance 2020: Mahi Binebine , Rue du pardon 2019: Jérôme Ferrari , À son image 2018: Kamel Daoud , Zabor ou Les psaumes 2017: Metin Arditi , L'Enfant qui mesurait le monde 2016: Teresa Cremisi , La triomphante 2015: Valérie Zenatti , Jacob, Jacob 2014: Gérard de Cortanze , L’an prochain à Grenade (Albin Michel) 2013: Wajdi Mouawad , Anima 2012: Jean-Noël Pancrazi , La Montagne 2011: Pierre Assouline , Les vies de Job 2010: Dominique Baudis , Les Amants de Gibraltar (Grasset) 2009: Alexandre Najjar , Phenicia (Plon) 2008: Louis Gardel , La baie d'Alger (Seuil) 2007: Emile Brami , Le manteau de la Vierge (Fayard) 2006: Michel del Castillo , Dictionnaire amoureux de l'Espagne (Plon) 2005: Jean-Pierre Vernant , La Traversée des frontières (Seuil) 2004: Amin Maalouf , Origines (Grasset) 2003: François Sureau , Les Alexandrins (Gallimard) 2002: Jean-Paul Mari , Il faut abattre la lune (Nil) 2001: Edmonde Charles-Roux , L'Homme de Marseille (Grasset) 2000: Albert Cossery , Les Couleurs de l'infamie (Joëlle) 1999: Jean Daniel , Avec le temps (Grasset) 1998: Alain Nadaud , Auguste fulminant (Grasset) 1997: Jean-Christophe Rufin , L'Abyssin (Gallimard) 1996: Hector Bianciotti , Le Pas si lent de l'amour (Grasset) 1995: André Chouraqui , Moïse (Le Rocher) 1994: Tahar Ben Jelloun , L'Homme rompu (Seuil) 1993: Jean Thuillier , Campo morto (José Corti) 1992: Robert Solé , Le tarbouche (Seuil) 1991: Tahar Djaout , Les vigiles (Seuil) 1990: Philippe Le Guillou , La rumeur du soleil (Gallimard) 1989: Jules Roy , Mémoires barbares (Albin Michel) 1988: Dominique Fernandez , Le radeau de la Gorgone (Grasset) 1987: François Fontaine , Blandine de Lyon (Julliard) 1986: Chochana Boukhobza , Un été à Jérusalem (Balland) 1985: Nicolas Saudray , La maison des prophètes (Seuil) Prix Méditerranée Étranger [ edit ] [REDACTED] Amos Oz [REDACTED] Ismail Kadare 2021: Alessio Forgione , Napoli mon amour 2020: Giosuè Calaciura , Borgo vecchio 2019: Marco Balzano , Je reste ici 2018: Daniel Mendelsohn , Une odyssée, Un père, un fils, une épopée, traduit par Clothilde Meyer et Isabelle D. Taudière. 2017: Ersi Sotiropoulos , Ce qui reste de la nuit 2016: Lluís Llach , Les yeux fardés . 2015: Milena Agus and Luciana Castellina , Prends garde 2014: Javier Cercas , Les lois de la Frontière , Actes Sud 2013: Nedim Gürsel , L'ange rouge 2012: Antonio Muñoz Molina , Dans la grande nuit des temps 2011: Dimitris Stefanakis , Jours d'Alexandrie 2010: Amos Oz , Scéne de Vies Villageoises (Éditions Gallimard) 2009: Almudena Grandes , Le Coeur Glacé (Lattès) 2008: Sandro Veronesi , Chaos Calme (Grasset) 2007: Claudio Magris , À l’Aveugle (Gallimard) 2006: Orhan Pamuk , Neige (Gallimard) 2005: Antonio Tabucchi , Tristano meurt (Gallimard) 2004: Jaume Cabre , Sa Seigneurie (Christian Bourgois) 2003: Baltasar Porcel , Cabrera, ou l’Empereur des morts (Actes Sud) 2002: Umberto Eco , Baudolino (Grasset) 2001: Arturo Perez-Reverte , Le Cimetière des bateaux sans nom (Seuil) 2000: Yoram Kaniuk , Il commanda l’Exodus (Fayard) 1999: Pietro Citati , La Lumière de la nuit (Gallimard) 1998: Boutros Boutros-Ghali , Le Chemin de Jérusalem (Fayard) 1997: Besnik Mustafaj , Le Tambour de papier (Actes Sud) 1996: Yashar Kemal , La Voix du sang (Gallimard) 1995: Adonis , Soleils Seconds (Mercure de France) 1994: Juan Goytisolo , Barzak (Gallimard) 1993: Ismail Kadare , La Pyramide (Éditions Fayard) 1992: Luis Landero , Les Jeux tardifs de l’âge mur (Éditions Gallimard) References [ edit ] ^ Thomas, Vincy (8 June 2020). "Mahi Binebine et Giosuè Calaciura lauréats du prix Méditerranée 2020" . Livres Hebdo (in French) . Retrieved 21 October 2021 . ^ Julien Marion (16 October 2016). "Lluis Llach : " Avec l'Occitanie, on
140-584: Is a French writer, lawyer and technocrat. He was born in the 14th arrondissement of Paris and educated at the École nationale d'administration (ENA). He is a co-founder and co-director of the French Review of Economics. He is also the founding president of the Association Pierre Claver which assists refugees and displaced persons who have arrived in France. He is also a member of the editorial board of
168-599: Is a bar and central eating court with a range of tapas, burgers, omelettes and food from around the world. Following a visit in 1963, the Catalan surrealist artist Salvador Dalí declared the city's railway station the centre of the Universe , claiming that he always had his best ideas sitting in its waiting room. Dalí's painting La Gare de Perpignan commemorates his vision of "cosmogonic ecstasy" there on 19 September 1963. He followed that up some years later by declaring that
196-489: Is served by the Gare de Perpignan railway station, which offers connections to Paris , Barcelona, Toulouse , and several regional destinations. Salvador Dalí proclaimed the station to be the "Cosmic Centre of the Universe" after experiencing a vision there in 1963. The nearest airport is Perpignan–Rivesaltes Airport . The name of Perpignan appears in 927 as Perpinianum , followed in 959 by Villa Perpiniano , Pirpinianum in
224-698: Is the prefecture of the Pyrénées-Orientales department in Southern France , in the heart of the plain of Roussillon , at the foot of the Pyrenees a few kilometres from the Mediterranean Sea and the scrublands of the Corbières massif . It is the centre of the Perpignan Méditerranée Métropole metropolitan area. In 2021, Perpignan had a population of 119,656 in the commune proper, and
252-714: Is the southernmost city of metropolitan France . Perpignan is crossed by the largest river in Roussillon, the Têt , and by one of its tributaries, the Basse. Floods have occurred, as in 1892 when the rising of the Têt in Perpignan destroyed 39 houses, leaving more than 60 families homeless. Perpignan has a typical hot-summer Mediterranean climate ( Köppen Csa ), similar to much of the Mediterranean coastline of France. One might expect rain to be rare in
280-714: The European Rugby Champions Cup and have been champions of the French Top 14 seven times (most recently in 2009 ). They play at the Stade Aimé Giral . Their rugby league team Catalans Dragons plays in the British Super League . The Dragons' games in Perpignan against the Northern English-based sides are usually very popular with British rugby fans, with thousands descending on the city on
308-559: The Kingdom of Majorca in 1276, Perpignan became the capital of the mainland territories of the new state. The subsequent decades are considered the city's historical golden age. It prospered as a centre of cloth manufacture, leatherwork, goldsmithery, and other luxury crafts. King Philippe III of France died there in 1285, as he was returning from his unsuccessful crusade against the Aragonese Crown . In 1344 Peter IV of Aragon annexed
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#1732881302213336-462: The Stade Municipal in the suburb of Saint-Estève . The local association football team is Canet Roussillon FC . There is also an Australian rules football club, Perpignan Tigers , and American football club Grizzlys Catalans . The Roussillon Grand Prix was a Grand Prix motor racing event that was held between 1946 and 1949 in the streets of Perpignan. Traditional commerce
364-603: The agglomeration had a total population of 205,183, making it the last major French city before the Spanish border. Perpignan is sometimes seen as the "entrance" to the Iberian Peninsula . Perpignan was the capital of the former province and County of Roussillon ( Rosselló in Catalan) and continental capital of the Kingdom of Majorca in the 13th and 14th centuries. It has preserved an extensive old centre with its bodegas in
392-478: The 11th century, and Perpiniani in 1176. Perpenyà , which appears in the 13th century, was the most common form until the 15th century, and was still used in the 17th century. It probably derives from the Roman name Perpennius . Though settlement in the area goes back to Roman times, the medieval town of Perpignan seems to have been founded around the beginning of the 10th century. Shortly afterwards, Perpignan became
420-712: The French during the Thirty Years' War in September 1642, Perpignan was formally ceded by Spain 17 years later in the Treaty of the Pyrenees , and thereafter remained a French possession. In June 2020, Louis Aliot of the National Rally was elected mayor of Perpignan. This was the first time since 1995 that the far-right party had won a city of more than 100,000 people. The Hôtel de Ville (City Hall) dates back to 1318. Perpignan
448-639: The Iberian Peninsula rotated precisely at Perpignan station 132 million years ago – an event the artist invoked in his 1983 painting Topological Abduction of Europe – Homage to René Thom . Above the station is a monument in Dali's honour, and across the surface of one of the main platforms is painted, in large letters, « perpignan centre du monde » (French for " perpignan centre of the world "). Fran%C3%A7ois Sureau François Sureau ( French pronunciation: [fʁɑ̃swa syʁo] ; born 19 September 1957)
476-677: The Kingdom of Majorca and Perpignan once more became part of the Principality of Catalonia . A few years later it lost approximately half of its population to the Black Death . It was attacked and occupied by Louis XI of France in 1463; a violent uprising against French rule in 1473 was harshly put down after a long siege, but in 1493 Charles VIII of France , wishing to conciliate Castile in order to free himself to invade Italy , restored it to Ferdinand II of Aragon . Again besieged and captured by
504-492: The Kings of Majorca sits on the high citadel, surrounded by ramparts, reinforced for Louis XI and Charles V , which were updated in the 17th century by Louis XIV 's military engineer Vauban . The walls surrounding the town, which had likewise been designed by Vauban, were razed in 1904 to accommodate urban development. The main city gate, the Castillet is a small fortress built in the 14th century, which has been preserved. It
532-542: The capital of the counts of Roussillon . Historically, it was part of the region known as Septimania . In 1172 Count Girard II bequeathed his lands to the Counts of Barcelona . Perpignan acquired the institutions of a partly self-governing commune in 1197. French feudal rights over Roussillon were given up by Louis IX in the Treaty of Corbeil . When James I the Conqueror , king of Aragon and count of Barcelona , founded
560-434: The city, but the annual precipitation levels are similar to the national average. However, the city is known for its patchy rains, with weeks or even months of rain falling in a matter of hours, followed by several weeks without a drop of water. Perpignan experiences very hot summers and fairly mild winters. Temperatures can reach 40 °C (104 °F), while there has been little snow for decades. Most precipitation occurs in
588-488: The cold season, with summers being extremely dry. A fresh north-westerly wind often blows, the Tramontana (French: Tramontane, pronounced [tʁamɔ̃tan]), keeping the sky clear much of the time and resulting in high annual sunshine. But the presence of this wind makes winters colder than would be expected from the geographical position of the city. The A9 motorway connects Perpignan with Barcelona and Montpellier . Perpignan
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#1732881302213616-563: The day of the game, including many holidaying fans travelling up from the Spanish Costa Brava to join those who came directly from the UK. The club was founded in 2000 as a merger of XIII Catalan with the nearby team AS Saint Estève to form Union Treiziste Catalane in 2000 who changed their name to Catalans Dragons upon transfer from the French to British rugby league system . The Dragons became
644-540: The first non-English team to win the Challenge Cup when they defeated Warrington Wolves in the 2018 final . They are based at Stade Gilbert Brutus . AS Saint Estève's youth teams still operates as Saint-Estève XIII Mavericks in the National Division 2 , while a new Elite One Championship club was formed in 2000 under the name Saint-Estève XIII Catalan which is in effect Catalans Dragons reserves; both play at
672-411: The historic centre, coloured houses in a series of picturesque streets and alleys stretching between the banks of the Têt and its tributary, the Basse. The city is also known for its International Festival of Photojournalism, the medieval Trobades festival and its centuries-old garnet industry. Perpignan is located in the center of the Roussillon plain, 13 km west of the Mediterranean coast. It
700-523: The internationally renowned Visa pour l'Image festival of photojournalism . Free exhibitions are mounted in the Couvent des Minimes, Chapelle des Dominicaines and other buildings in the old town. In 2008, Perpignan became Capital of Catalan Culture. Many street name signs in the city are in both French and Catalan . Like the rest of the south of France, Perpignan is a rugby stronghold. Their rugby union side, USA Perpignan , are regular competitors in
728-633: The journal Commentary. Sureau has won a number of prizes for his literary works. These include La Corruption du siècle , winner of the Prix Colette in 1988; L'Infortune , winner of the Grand Prix du roman de l'Académie française in 1990; Le Sphinx de Darwin , winner of the Prix Goncourt de la Nouvelle in 1997; and Les Alexandrins which won the Prix Méditerranée in 2003. On 15 October 2020, he
756-563: Was also used as a prison until the end of the 19th century. The Hôtel Pams is a lavishly-decorated mansion designed for Jules Pams that illustrates the artistic tastes of the wealthy bourgeois at the turn of the 20th century. Les Halles de Vauban are a new addition to the banks of the city's canal. Opened in November 2017, the indoor markets are privately owned and cost €1.5 million. Split into two locations, vendors offer fresh fruit and vegetables, bread, flowers, cheese, and other items. There
784-434: Was in wine, olive oil , corks (the cork oak Quercus suber grows in Perpignan's mild climate), wool, leather, and iron. In May 1907 it was a seat of agitation by southern producers for government enforcement of wine quality following a collapse in prices. JOB rolling papers are currently manufactured in Perpignan. Construction work on Perpignan Cathedral began in 1324 and finished in 1509. The 13th century Palace of
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