Goncourt
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Edmond Louis Antoine Huot de 1822–96, and his brother Jules Alfred Huot de 1830–70, French art critics, novelists, and historians: collaborators until the death of Jules.
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Prix Goncourt an annual award of money made by a French literary society Académie Goncourt for the best prose work of the year.
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Philippe Claudel, president of the Académie Goncourt, said that the evidence gathered thus far wasn’t enough to impugn Orélien’s book.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 24, 2026
He is also a finalist for the most prestigious annual French language awards, the Goncourt and the Renaudot, set to be issued soon.
From BBC ● Sep. 23, 2026
As a book, the latter won the Goncourt Prize, France’s most prestigious literary award.
From New York Times ● May 16, 2023
Slimani’s debut, “The Perfect Nanny,” was an American bestseller and earned France’s prestigious Prix Goncourt — the first for an author of Moroccan origin.
From Los Angeles Times ● May 10, 2023
The past and present bearings of the Academy Goncourt are carefully indicated.
From Unicorns by James Huneker
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