▁six " ▁French ▁literary ▁awards , ▁the ▁Prix ▁Gon court ▁is ▁the ▁best ▁known ▁and ▁most ▁pr estig ious . ▁The ▁other ▁major ▁literary ▁pri zes ▁are ▁the ▁Grand ▁Prix ▁du ▁roman ▁de ▁l ' Ac adémie ▁française , ▁the ▁Prix ▁Fem ina , ▁the ▁Prix ▁Rena ud ot , ▁the ▁Prix ▁Inter al li é ▁and ▁the ▁Prix ▁Méd ic is . ▁ ▁History ▁ ▁Ed mond ▁de ▁Gon court , ▁a ▁successful ▁author , ▁critic , ▁and ▁publish er , ▁be que athed ▁his ▁estate ▁for ▁the ▁foundation ▁and ▁maintenance ▁of ▁the ▁ac adémie ▁Gon court . ▁In ▁honour ▁of ▁his ▁brother ▁and ▁collabor ator , ▁Jules ▁Alfred ▁Hu ot ▁de ▁Gon court ▁( 1 8 3 0 – 1 8 7 0 ), ▁the ▁ac adémie ▁has ▁awarded ▁the ▁Prix ▁Gon court ▁every ▁December ▁since ▁ 1 9 0 3 . ▁The ▁j ury ▁that ▁determ ines ▁the ▁winner ▁meets ▁at ▁the ▁Dr ou ant ▁restaurant ▁in ▁November ▁to ▁make ▁its ▁decision . ▁Notable ▁w inners ▁of ▁the ▁prize ▁include ▁Marcel ▁Pr oust ▁( In ▁Search ▁of ▁Lost ▁Time ), ▁Sim one ▁de ▁Beau voir ▁( The ▁Mand ar ins ), ▁André ▁Mal ra ux ▁( Man ' s ▁F ate ) ▁and ▁Mar guer ite ▁Dur as ▁( The ▁L over ). ▁ ▁The ▁award ▁was ▁initially ▁established ▁to ▁provide ▁tal ented ▁new ▁authors ▁with ▁a ▁mon et ary ▁award ▁that ▁would ▁allow ▁them ▁to ▁write ▁a ▁second ▁book . ▁Today , ▁the ▁Gon court ▁has ▁a ▁token ▁prize