An award named for Théophraste Renaudot is presented on the same day as this award, and in 1932 that award was given to a book which controversially failed to win this award, Journey to the End of the Night.
In 2008, this award was won by Atiq Rahimi's novel Stone of Patience. In 1992, it was given to a novel written partially in Creole, entitled Texaco. In 2006, Jonathan Littell won both the Grand Prix du Roman and this award for his novel The Kindly Ones. An award named for Théophraste Renaudot is presented on the same day as this award, and in 1932 that award was given to a book which controversially failed to win this award, Journey to the End of the Night. Other novels to win this award include Under Fire, Man's Fate, and Within a Budding Grove, the second volume of In Search of Lost Time. For 10 points, name this major French literary award which was first presented in 1903.
In 2008, this award was won by Atiq Rahimi's novel Stone of Patience.
Prix {Goncourt}