The Governor General's Literary Award for Fiction (French) is given out annually for a book written by a Canadian citizen or a permanent resident of Canada.

1996

• Marie-Claire Blais – Soifs

Also shortlisted:

• Nancy Huston – Instruments des ténèbres
• Roger Magini – Un homme défait
• Jocelyne Saucier – La vie comme une image
• Lise Vaillancourt – L'Été des eiders

Added 02 July 2006.
Updated 29 October 2007.