The COMAR d'Or is a series of Tunisian literary prizes created in 1996 by the Compagnie méditerranéenne d'assurances et de réassurances (COMAR), with the support of the Tunisian Ministry of Culture. The first award was given in 1997.
Presented in April of each year at the Municipal Theater of Tunis, or at the Palais des Congrès in 2016 and 2017, these prizes award novels written in French or Arabic by Tunisian authors and published in the previous year.
There are three levels of award: the main COMAR d'Or prize, the Committee's Special Prize and the Discovery Prize (for new authors).
Current and past winners RoundLanguageComar d'orCommittee's Special PrizeDiscoveryOther Prizes2019ArabicLella Sayda by Tarek ChibaniSakakine Aamya by Abdelkader AlimiMaazak Tchaïkovski by Chawki Barnoussi -FrenchJugurtha, un contre-portrait by Rafik Darragi and La princesse de Bizerte by Mohamed Bouamoud (ex-æquo)none awardedL'amant de la mer by Alyssa Belghith -2018.FrenchLes Lendemains d'hier by Ali BécheurLa Marmite d'Ayoub by Ridha Ben HamoudaNon décerné -ArabicLa Fille de l'enfer by Khairia BoubtaneMenzel Bourguiba by Ines AbassiSi seulement Chahda... ! by Safia Gam Ben Abdeljellil -2017.FrenchPasse l'intrus by Béchir Garbouj and L'Amas ardent by Yamen ManaïLe Chant des ruelles obscures by Ahmed Mahfoudh et Il pleut des avions de Gilbert NaccacheRupture(s) by Jamila Ben MustaphaSpecial Prize l'IFT : C'était hier à Tunis : Mardochée se souvient… de Paul ZeitounArabicJihaad Naeem (Soft Jihad) by Mohamed Aïssa MeddebSafar El Qualb (Voyage du cœur) by Amina ZrigHamden Wazzaman by Habib Ben Mehrez -2016.FrenchLe Corps de ma mère by Fawzia Zouari and Ya Khil Salem by Fawzi MellahLes Rêves perdus de Leyla by Mohamed HarmelLe Jasmin noir by Wafa Ghorbel -ArabicMaraya El Ghieb (Mirror of absence) and Toujane d'Emna Rmili OueslatiEl Massab (Le Dépotoir) by Chedia Kasmi and Sairatou El Maatouh (Biographie d'un simplet) by Mouldi DhaouKatariss by Hanene Jenane -2015.FrenchLes Trois Grâces by Anouar Attianone awardedDix-Neuf by Sami Mokaddem -Arabical-Talyani ( (The Italian)) by Shukri MabkhoutBey El Orbane (Le Bey des bédouins) by Jamel JelassiZahret Abbad Echams (Tournesol) by Nabil Keddiche -2014.FrenchJe suis né huit fois by Saber MansouriD.A.B.D.A. by Khaoula HosniLe Destin apprivoisé by Néjib Turki -ArabicDiwan El Mawajii (Book of Pains) by Mohamed BardiEl Béki (Ce qui reste) by Emna Rmili OueslatiBab El Bhar by Fethi Jmail -2013.FrenchLe Panache des brisants by Mokhtar SahnounSouffle de la bête immonde by Sami KourdaLe Sculpteur des masques by Mohamed Harmel -ArabicNone awardedRihla Hentatiya (Pérégrination des Hentati) by Abdelkader Ltifi by El Araâ (Dénuement) de Hafidha GaraFi Inthidar Assaâ Essefer by Abdelhamid Erraï -2012.FrenchJeux de rubans d'Emna Belhadj Yahia by Ouatann d'Azza FilaliLes Caves du minustaire by Rafik Ben SalahLa Prostituée de Babylone by Mohamed DallagiFirst novel : Zitoyen by Med Ridha Ben HamoudaArabicAchiket Adem (Adam's lover) by Moncef OuhaïbiInkissar Adhil (Shadow's breaking) by Nasr Belhaj BettaiebEl Maristan (L'Asile des fous) by Mhadheb SbouiFirst novel : Bouslat Sidi Anna by Salem Labbene2010.FrenchLe Transfert des cendres by Fawzi MellahL'Heure du cru by Azza FilaliLe Regard du loup by Soufiane Ben FarhatPrix mention spéciale : Les Années de la honte by Mohamed BouamoudArabicTafassilon Saghiraton (Smal details) by Noureddine El AlouiRamad El Hayet (Cendre de vie) by Hassouna MosbahiArrahilou Charkan (Migration vers l'Est) by Ahmed EssalmiSpecial mention : Kai'ïnâtoun Moujannaha (Créatures ailées) by Hassan Nasr and Marwan Fi Bilad El Jan (Marwan au pays des djinns) by Amor Ben Salem2009.FrenchLa Marche de l'incertitude by Yamen ManaïNos Ancêtres les scorpions ou la naissance d'un dieu by Lotfi Ben LetaïfaVisages by Mohamed BouamoudFirst novel prize : Leïla ou la femme de l'aube de Sonia ChamkhiArabicHay Bab Souika by Abdelkader Ben Haj NasrEl Rajoulou El Âari (L'Homme nu) by Boubaker AyadiAchiriât an nawares by Dhaou BessaoudFirst novel prize : Hebni Ajinha d'Afifa Saoudi2008.FrenchUn Après-midi dans le désert by Mustapha TliliSais-tu seulement ce que vivre veut dire by Wafa BsaïesCe que Tunis ne m'a pas dit by Khaouthar Khelifi -ArabicLawn El Rouh (Color of the soul)Khaadaât El Asr (Le mensonge du siècle) by Mounir RaqqiEl Waghd (Réminiscences) by Kheireddine Souabni -2006ArabicḤūriyya (Nymph) by Hafiz MahmoudMāystrū (Maestro) by Amel Mokhtar -Special mention: Baab al-villa by Husayn bin Amru
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