The
Prix Goncourt (, ,
The Goncourt Prize) is a prize in
French literature, given by the
académie Goncourt to the author of "the best and most imaginative prose work of the year". Four other prizes are also awarded:
prix Goncourt du Premier Roman (first novel),
prix Goncourt de la Nouvelle (short story),
prix Goncourt de la Poésie (poetry) and
prix Goncourt de la Biographie (biography). Of the "big six" French literary awards, the Prix Goncourt is the best known and most prestigious. The other major literary prizes are the
Grand Prix du Roman de l'Academie Francaise, the
Prix Femina, the
Prix Renaudot, the
Prix Interallie and the
Prix Medicis.