goncourt
- n French writer who collaborated with his brother Edmond de Goncourt on many books (1830-1870)
- n French writer who collaborated with his brother Jules de Goncourt on many books and who in his will established the Prix Goncourt (1822-1896)
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- 'Lost Generation' novel wins top French literary prize
France's top literary prize, the Goncourt, was awarded on Monday to Pierre Lemaitre for a fast-moving adventure-tragedy about the lost generation after World War I. It was the first Goncourt win for longtime crime writer Lemaitre and his first non-genre work after a series of successful thrillers.
Nov. 4, 2013 - AFP via Yahoo! News
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- Marie NDiaye in BBC News
I am very happy to be a woman receiving the Goncourt,said NDiaye at the awards ceremony, which by tradition took place in a Parisian restaurant. - François Mitterrand in AsiaOne
Writers who are awarded the Goncourt Prize have the right to say what they want,Mitterrand told France-Bleu Isere radio on Thursday.