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ETYMOLOGY OF THE WORD PRIX GONCOURT

After the Académie Goncourt, which awards the prizes, founded by the will of Edmond Goncourt (1822–96), French writer.
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PRONUNCIATION OF PRIX GONCOURT

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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF PRIX GONCOURT

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Prix Goncourt is a noun.
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WHAT DOES PRIX GONCOURT MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Prix Goncourt

The Prix Goncourt 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, prix Goncourt de la Nouvelle, prix Goncourt de la Poésie and prix Goncourt de la Biographie. 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.

Definition of Prix Goncourt in the English dictionary

The definition of Prix Goncourt in the dictionary is an annual prize for a work of French fiction.

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Synonyms and antonyms of Prix Goncourt in the English dictionary of synonyms

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TRANSLATION OF PRIX GONCOURT

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Translator English - Chinese

大奖赛龚古尔
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Premio Goncourt
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Prix Goncourt
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प्रिक्स Goncourt
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جائزة غونكور
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Гонкуровская премия
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Prix ​​Goncourt
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প্রিক্স Goncourt
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Prix ​​Goncourt
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Prix ​​Goncourt
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Prix ​​Goncourt
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ゴンクール賞
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그랑프리 공쿠르
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Prix ​​Goncourt
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Prix ​​Goncourt
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பிரிக்ஸ் கோன்கோர்ட்
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प्रिक्स गोनकोर्ट
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Prix ​​Goncourt
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Premio Goncourt
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Prix ​​Goncourt
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Гонкурівську премію
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Prix ​​Goncourt
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Prix ​​Goncourt
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Prix ​​Goncourt
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Prix ​​Goncourt
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Prix ​​Goncourt
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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «PRIX GONCOURT»

Discover the use of Prix Goncourt in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to Prix Goncourt and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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Encyclopedia of Library and Information Science: Volume 24 - ...
The awarding of the Prix Goncourt has stirred up various incidents, not only in the heart of the Academic Goncourt, where impassioned discussions have occurred, but also in the literary world and in the press. In 1912 the tumultuous vote ...
Allen Kent, Harold Lancour, Jay E. Daily, 1978
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Sartre's Theatre: Acts for Life
Prix Goncourt, 1903-2003: essais critiques Oxford, Bern, Berlin, Bruxelles, Frankfurt am Main, New York, Wien, 2004. 205 p., 1 tabl. Modem French Identities. Vol. 23 Edited by Peter Collier ISBN 3-03910-018-1 / US-ISBN 0-8204- 6287-X br.
Benedict O'Donohoe, 2005
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Paris
Several years later Marguerite Duras came to the notice of a larger public when she won the Prix Goncourt (see the boxed text, below) for her novel L'Amant (The Lover) in 1984. Philippe Sollers was one of the editors of Tel Quel, a highbrow, ...
Stephen Fallon, 2010
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Lyricism and Politics in Paul Valery's Poetry and Poetic ...
Thibaudet remarked that the end of WWI coincided with the beginning of a new literary epoch: "l'epoque litteraire qui commence par ces deux evenements, le prix Goncourt a Marcel Proust, 1' apparition de la Jeune Parque, et ou il semble que ...
Vesna Rodic, 2008
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Prix Goncourt
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Lambert M Surhone, Mariam T Tennoe, Susan F Henssonow, 2011
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French Literary Awards: Prix Goncourt, Prix Femina, Prix ...
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Source Wikipedia, Books Llc, 2010
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Articles on Prix Goncourt Winners, Including: Marcel Proust, ...
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Hephaestus Books, 2011
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Prix Goncourt Winners: Simone de Beauvoir, Marcel Proust, ...
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Books Llc, 2010
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International Who's Who in Poetry 2005
Prize: R2,000 for each category. Prix Goncourt (Goncourt Prize): Drouant, 18 Place Gaillon, 75002 Paris, France. Tel. 1 45 20 27 21. Website: mailto:www. academie-goncourt.fr. The Académie (Société littéraire des Goncourt) was established ...
‎2004
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The Expression of Information Structure
(54) Qui a obtenu le Prix Goncourt en 1913. – C'est Proust qui l'a obtenu en 1913 . 'Who got the Prix Goncourt in 1913 .' – 'Marcel Proust got it in 1913 .' (55) Qu'est ce que Proust a obtenu en 1913. – C'est le Prix Goncourt qu'il a obtenu en ...
Manfred Krifka, Renate Musan, 2012

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «PRIX GONCOURT»

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Transcendance, on the backs of elephants
Published in 1956 and winner of the Prix Goncourt, it is a story brilliantly told involving freedom, justice, war, cruelty, greed, the environment ... «Bucks County Courier Times, Jul 15»
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Patrick Modiano: the Nobel Prize-winner nobody had read
Missing Person, which won the prestigious Prix Goncourt in 1978, is perhaps the quintessential Modiano novel. Like a classic film noir, it begins ... «Telegraph.co.uk, Jul 15»
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Scribner acquires "powerful" French novel from Tuil
... De Nos Vies, The Age of Reinvention was shortlisted for literary awards including the Prix Goncourt and reportedly sold over 150,000 copies. «The Bookseller, Jul 15»
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The Outsider — from the viewpoint of the victim's family
In The Meursault Investigation, short-listed for the Prix Goncourt in 2014, Daoud sets out to retell the story of 'the Arab's' death. His narrator is ... «Spectator.co.uk, Jul 15»
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The Red Collar by Jean-Christophe Rufin review: dignified and …
This double Prix Goncourt winner is that rare thing, particularly in France: an old-style storyteller drawn to historical fiction. Rufin's first winner ... «Irish Times, Jul 15»
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Joyce, de Beauvoir, Louis Armstrong, and 'Intelligence Community …
Published in French in 2013, The Meursault Investigation was nominated for the prestigious Prix Goncourt. The New Yorker describes the new ... «Foreign Policy, Jul 15»
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New in paperback: 'Close Your Eyes, Hold Hands,' 'The Mockingbird …
Algerian writer Daoud reimagines Albert Camus' "The Stranger" in this novel that was a finalist for the French literary prize Prix Goncourt last ... «cleveland.com, Jun 15»
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Les 100 qui ont fait bouger l'Afrique en 2014 (Archives)
82-Kamel Daoud, algérien, finaliste du prix Goncourt 2014. Son denier livre « Meursault » Contre-enquête » devrait prochainement être traduit ... «Financial Afrik, Jun 15»
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Mohamed Aïssa, l'Andalou : DÉCRYPTAGE VIDÉOS
Le lauréat du prix Goncourt du premier roman est allé jusqu'à expliquer "cet islam" sur la chaîne franco-allemande ARTE (voir extrait vidéo en ... «Liberté-Algérie, Jun 15»
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The great books that define the Great War
Winner of the Prix Goncourt in France, this autobiographical novel is probably the first novel based on an author's real-life experience of the ... «Irish Times, Jun 15»

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