Prix Goncourt
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The Prix Goncourt is France’s most prestigious literary prize, awarded annually to an author of outstanding prose fiction in the French language.
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How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T1187358 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Prix Goncourt Context triple: [André Malraux, awardReceived, Prix Goncourt]
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A.
Campiello Prize
The Campiello Prize is a prestigious Italian literary award established in 1962 that honors outstanding works of contemporary Italian fiction.
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B.
Simone de Beauvoir Prize
The Simone de Beauvoir Prize is an international human rights award that honors individuals and groups for their contributions to women's freedom and gender equality.
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C.
Francqui Prize
The Francqui Prize is a prestigious Belgian scientific award granted to outstanding researchers for exceptional contributions in their fields.
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D.
Neustadt International Prize for Literature
The Neustadt International Prize for Literature is a prestigious biennial global literary award often regarded as a precursor to the Nobel Prize in Literature.
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E.
Pulitzer Prize for Fiction
The Pulitzer Prize for Fiction is a prestigious American literary award given annually to an outstanding work of fiction by a U.S. author.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Prix Goncourt Target entity description: The Prix Goncourt is France’s most prestigious literary prize, awarded annually to an author of outstanding prose fiction in the French language.
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A.
Campiello Prize
The Campiello Prize is a prestigious Italian literary award established in 1962 that honors outstanding works of contemporary Italian fiction.
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B.
Simone de Beauvoir Prize
The Simone de Beauvoir Prize is an international human rights award that honors individuals and groups for their contributions to women's freedom and gender equality.
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C.
Francqui Prize
The Francqui Prize is a prestigious Belgian scientific award granted to outstanding researchers for exceptional contributions in their fields.
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D.
Neustadt International Prize for Literature
The Neustadt International Prize for Literature is a prestigious biennial global literary award often regarded as a precursor to the Nobel Prize in Literature.
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E.
Pulitzer Prize for Fiction
The Pulitzer Prize for Fiction is a prestigious American literary award given annually to an outstanding work of fiction by a U.S. author.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | literary award ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
Prix Goncourt
ⓘ
surface form:
Goncourt Prize
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| awardDate | late autumn ⓘ |
| awardedFor | outstanding prose fiction in the French language ⓘ |
| awardFor |
novel
ⓘ
prose fiction ⓘ |
| country | France ⓘ |
| describedAs | France’s most prestigious literary prize ⓘ |
| eligibility |
authors writing in French
ⓘ
prose fiction works ⓘ |
| field | French literature ⓘ |
| firstAwarded | 1903 ⓘ |
| foundedBy | Académie Goncourt ⓘ |
| frequency | annual ⓘ |
| genre | literature ⓘ |
| hasCriterion |
contribution to French literature
ⓘ
literary quality ⓘ originality of prose ⓘ |
| hasInfluenceOn |
book sales in France
ⓘ
literary reputation of recipients ⓘ |
| hasJury | members of the Académie Goncourt ⓘ |
| hasPart |
Prix Goncourt
self-linksurface differs
ⓘ
surface form:
Prix Goncourt de la Biographie
Prix Goncourt self-linksurface differs ⓘ
surface form:
Prix Goncourt de la Nouvelle
Prix Goncourt self-linksurface differs ⓘ
surface form:
Prix Goncourt de la Poésie
Prix Goncourt des Lycéens ⓘ Prix Goncourt du Premier Roman ⓘ |
| inception | 1903 ⓘ |
| languageOfWorkOrName | French ⓘ |
| location | Paris ⓘ |
| namedAfter |
Edmond de Goncourt
ⓘ
Jules de Goncourt ⓘ |
| notableRecipient |
André Malraux
ⓘ
Annie Ernaux ⓘ Marcel Proust ⓘ Marguerite Duras ⓘ Michel Houellebecq ⓘ Patrick Modiano ⓘ Simone de Beauvoir ⓘ |
| officialName | Prix Goncourt self-link ⓘ |
| organizer | Académie Goncourt ⓘ |
| partOf | French literary awards system ⓘ |
| presentedBy | Académie Goncourt ⓘ |
| reward |
major increase in book sales
ⓘ
symbolic monetary amount ⓘ |
| selectionMethod | jury decision ⓘ |
| significantEvent | annual deliberation lunch at Drouant restaurant ⓘ |
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Subject: Prix Goncourt Description of subject: The Prix Goncourt is France’s most prestigious literary prize, awarded annually to an author of outstanding prose fiction in the French language.
Referenced by (21)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Prix Goncourt de la Poésie
this entity surface form:
Prix Goncourt de la Nouvelle
this entity surface form:
Prix Goncourt de la Biographie
this entity surface form:
Goncourt Prize
subject surface form:
Henri Barbusse
this entity surface form:
Prix Goncourt for Les racines du ciel
this entity surface form:
Prix Goncourt for La vie devant soi under the pseudonym Émile Ajar
subject surface form:
Amin Maalouf