Prix de la page 112

ぺーじひゃくじゅうにしょう

A French literary prize established in 2012 by editor and literary critic Claire Debru. Its distinctive selection method has jurors first read page 112 of a book to decide whether the work merits a full reading. The prize was discontinued after 2018.

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Established: 2012
Organizer: Claire Debru (French editor and literary critic)
Category: Literature and General Literary Arts
Selection Method: Selection
Target: Professional
Frequency: 1 per year
Status: Active

Description

Prix de la page 112 (Page 112 Prize) is a French literary prize established in 2012 by editor and literary critic Claire Debru. Its name and purpose were inspired by the 'page 112 poem' from Woody Allen's film Hannah and Her Sisters. Judges first read page 112, referred to as 'ventre mou (soft belly),' rather than the beginning or end of the work, and decide whether to read the entire work based on that page's quality, employing this distinctive method. Past winners include Jean-Marc Parisis (2012), Thomas B. Reverdy (2013), Sylvain Tesson (2015), Philippe Dumez (2016), Dominique Rameau (2017), and Jacques Jouet (2018).

Prize

Main Prize: No publicly announced prize money confirmed. Primarily a literary prize that confers honor and media attention.

Selection

Selection Process

Stage	Judges	Pass Rate	Announcement
Preliminary selection (Page 112 review)	Judges first read page 112 of each candidate book and determine if it is worth reading the entire work.	—	Candidates are selected internally, and results are announced on the official website or in media reports.
Final selection	For the remaining candidates, judges read the entire works and decide the winner through discussion.	—	Winners are announced on the official website and book-related media.