Le Prix Goncourt is a French literary award. It was established in 1903 and is awarded once a year to French novels published in France that year. It is France's prestigious literary award. In 1987, in order to encourage young people to read, the "Prix Goncourt des Lycéens" was specially established, and French middle school students voted to select the winning novel.
The Goncourt brothers were French naturalist novelists. After the death of their younger brother Jules de Goncourt in 1870, his elder brother Edmond de Goncourt de Goncourt was very sad and made a will on July 14, 1874. In order to commemorate his brother, he would use the inheritance as a fund to establish the Goncourt Academy (l'Académie Goncourt), the Goncourt Literary Prize Selection Committee, and Ten friendly writers including Gustave Flaubert, Emile Zola, and Alphonse Daudet were designated as the first academicians. Basic introduction Chinese name: Goncourt Literary Prize Foreign name: Le Prix Goncourt Prize money: 5,000 francs Award time: December 21st Year of first award: 1903 Type: French Literary Prize Award introduction, previous situations, award introduction due to Edmund He died in 1896, and this list has since changed. The Academy Goncourt was founded in 1902 and was approved on January 11, 1903. The first meeting was held on February 26 of that year, and it was decided to set up a 5,000-franc prize for the best novel and best collection of short stories published that year. , Best Imaginative Prose Work, awarded on December 21 this year. In order to ensure that the academicians can be selected impartially, the will stipulates that each academician can enjoy a house and an annuity to ensure life. Later the prize was changed to 50 francs. After the adoption of the euro, the prize amount will be €10. It is just an honor, but its importance exceeds the Grand Prix du roman de l'Académie fran&edil;aise. Since 1903, prize-winning novels include Marcel Proust's "A l'ombre des jeunes filles en fleur" ("A l'ombre des jeunes filles en fleur") and André Malraux's "The Human Condition" (La condition humaine), Simone de Beauvoir's "Les Mandarins" (Les Mandarins) and Marguerite Duras's "L'Amant" (L'Amant), etc. The current ten judges of the Prix Goncourt In addition to the Prix Goncourt, the Academy Goncourt also selects other awards every year. They are: -- Le Goncourt de la Poésie -- -- Le Goncourt du Premier Roman -- -- Goncourt's First Novel Award (Newcomer Award) -- Le Goncourt de la Novella Award ( Le Goncourt de la Poésie ) -- Nouvelle ) is awarded every September in Strasbourg. -- The Goncourt de la Biographie Prize (Le Goncourt de la Biographie) is awarded every September in Nancy.