Marie Darrieussecq - Awards and Prizes

Awards and Prizes

Marie Darrieussecq has been nominated for many prestigious awards. In 1996, her first novel Pig Tales was chosen as a finalist for the Prix Goncourt. It was also nominated for the International IMPAC Dublin Literary Award. Pig Tales was accepted by its editor (POL) in less than 24 hours. It sold more than 300,000 copies and was translated in more than 30 languages. The book was a best-seller and sold 3,000 copies per day. In France, Pig Tales was the most popular first novel by a new author since the 1950s. Jean-Luc Godard bought the rights to the film.

In 2007, Darrieussecq's novel Tom est mort was nominated for the Prix Fémina and the Prix Goncourt. The Prix Fémina is awarded each year by a committee of women. Tom est mort was also nominated for the Prix Goncourt where it remained in the running until the second round.