▁amount ▁( around ▁ 1 0 ▁eu ros ), ▁about ▁the ▁same ▁amount ▁given ▁in ▁ 1 9 0 3 , ▁and ▁so ▁the ▁prest ige ▁of ▁the ▁prize ▁has ▁been ▁explained ▁not ▁because ▁of ▁the ▁c ash - value ▁of ▁the ▁prize , ▁but ▁" in ▁terms ▁of ▁the ▁trem end ous ▁book ▁sales ▁it ▁effects : ▁the ▁Gon court ▁winner ▁becomes ▁an ▁instant ▁million aire ." ▁ ▁In ▁ 1 9 8 7 , ▁the ▁Prix ▁Gon court ▁des ▁Ly cé ens ▁was ▁established , ▁as ▁a ▁collaboration ▁between ▁the ▁ac adémie ▁Gon court , ▁the ▁French ▁Ministry ▁of ▁Education , ▁and ▁F n ac , ▁a ▁book , ▁music , ▁and ▁movie ▁ret ail er . ▁ ▁The ▁Prix ▁Rena ud ot ▁is ▁announced ▁at ▁the ▁same ▁ceremony ▁as ▁the ▁Prix ▁Gon court . ▁It ▁has ▁become ▁known ▁as ▁something ▁of ▁a ▁second - place ▁prize . ▁ ▁Cont ro vers ies ▁ ▁Within ▁months ▁of ▁the ▁first ▁prize ▁in ▁ 1 9 0 3 , ▁it ▁spawn ed ▁a ▁" host ile ▁counter - p ri ze " ▁in ▁the ▁form ▁of ▁the ▁Prix ▁Fem ina ▁to ▁counter ▁the ▁all - male ▁J ury ▁of ▁the ▁Gon court ▁with ▁an ▁all - f em ale ▁j ury ▁on ▁the ▁Fem ina . ▁ ▁Some ▁dec isions ▁for ▁award ing ▁the ▁prize ▁have ▁been ▁controvers ial , ▁a ▁famous ▁case ▁being ▁the ▁decision ▁to ▁award ▁the ▁prize ▁in ▁ 1 9 1 9 ▁to ▁Marcel ▁Pr oust ; ▁this ▁was