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The grand prix national des Lettres was created in 1950 by the French Ministry of Culture to recognize writers who have contributed to the influence of French literature. It has not been awarded since 1999.

List of laureates

1951: Émile Chartier, known as Alain
1952: Valery Larbaud
1953: Henri Bosco
1954: André Billy
1955: Jean Schlumberger
1956: Alexandre Arnoux
1957: Louis Martin-Chauffier
1958: Gabriel Marcel
1959: Saint-John Perse
1960: Marcel Arland
1961: Gaston Bachelard
1962: Pierre-Jean Jouve
1963: Jacques Maritain
1964: Jacques Audiberti
1965: Henri Michaux (refused)
1966: Julien Green
1967: Louis Guilloux
1968: Jean Grenier
1969: Jules Roy
1970: Maurice Genevoix
1971: Jean Cassou
1972: Henri Petit
1973: Jacques Madaule
1974: Marguerite Yourcenar
1975: André Dhôtel
1976: Armand Lunel
1977: Philippe Soupault
1978: Roger Caillois
1979: Marcel Brion
1980: Michel Leiris (refused)
1981: Pierre Klossowski
1982: Nathalie Sarraute
1983: Jean Genet
1984: Jean Cayrol
1985: André Pieyre de Mandiargues
1986: Kateb Yacine
1987: Robert Pinget
1988: Maurice Nadeau
1989: Jean-Toussaint Desanti
1990: Louis-René Des Forêts
1991: Béatrix Beck
1992: Louis Calaferte
1993: Jean Tardieu
1994: Dominique Rolin
1995: Marthe Robert
1996: Patrick Modiano
1997: not awarded
1998: Michel Houellebecq and Jean Starobinski
1999: Réjean Ducharme and François Cochet

List of laureates

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