Académie Goncourt

The Académie Goncourt is a French literary society established in 1900 under Edmond de Goncourt’s will. Its ten members award the annual Prix Goncourt for a French-language novel.

Prix Goncourt: A French literary prize awarded annually by the Académie Goncourt for a novel. The academy’s defining task is selecting this annual prize’s winner.
Edmond de Goncourt: A French writer and art critic who bequeathed his estate to establish the Académie Goncourt. His 1896 will stipulated the society and the annual novel prize.
Alphonse Daudet: A French novelist and playwright who helped establish the Académie Goncourt after Edmond’s death. Edmond entrusted Daudet with carrying out the will that created the society.
Prix Renaudot: A French literary prize created in 1926 and announced alongside the Prix Goncourt. Its announcement shares the Goncourt season and offers another prominent judgment on French fiction.
Académie française: A French institution founded in 1635 to regulate the French language and produce its official dictionary. It is a larger, older academy whose central mission differs from the Goncourt prize.
Prix Goncourt selection process: The staged process through which the Académie Goncourt considers novels and selects a winner. Shortlists, voting rounds, and the deciding ballot turn the academy’s membership into a prize jury.
Jules de Goncourt: A French writer who collaborated closely with his brother Edmond on novels and a celebrated journal. The academy’s founders’ shared name honors Edmond’s deceased brother as well as Edmond.
Joris-Karl Huysmans: A French novelist whose career moved from naturalism toward religious and aesthetic writing. As the academy’s first president, Huysmans helped establish its early identity.
Prix Goncourt des lycéens: A French literary prize awarded by secondary-school students in partnership with the Académie Goncourt. This prize extends the academy’s influence by involving young readers in literary selection.
Prix Médicis: A French literary prize founded in 1958, known for recognizing works considered unconventional or daring. It offers a contrasting prize identity alongside the Académie Goncourt’s mainstream prestige.

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