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The Prix Goncourt (French: Le prix Goncourt IPA: [lə pʁi ɡɔ̃kuʁ] 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).