▁grand d augh ter ▁of ▁Belg ian ▁bank er ▁and ▁patron ▁Henry ▁Le ▁B œ uf ), ▁his ▁sister ▁Fran ço ise ▁Ny ss en , ▁Ber tr and ▁Py ▁and ▁Jean - Paul ▁Capit ani ▁met ▁and ▁founded ▁Act es ▁Sud . ▁In ▁ 1 9 8 3 ▁Act es ▁Sud ▁moved ▁ ▁to ▁Ar les . ▁ ▁Auth ors ▁ ▁A ▁selection ▁of ▁authors ▁Act es ▁Sud ▁ ▁published : ▁ ▁P riz es ▁▁▁ 2 0 0 4 : ▁the ▁book ▁The ▁Sc ort as ' ▁Sun ▁( Le ▁So le il ▁des ▁Sc ort a ) ▁by ▁Laurent ▁Ga ud é , ▁was ▁the ▁first ▁book ▁published ▁by ▁Act es ▁Sud , ▁receiving ▁a ▁Prix ▁Gon court ▁( P rix ▁Gon court / R oman ). ▁The ▁book ▁sold ▁ 4 0 0 , 0 0 0 ▁copies . ▁▁ 2 0 1 2 : ▁S erm on ▁sur ▁la ▁ch ute ▁de ▁Rome ▁by ▁J ér ôme ▁Ferr ari ▁was ▁the ▁second ▁book ▁published ▁by ▁Act es ▁Sud ▁hon oured ▁by ▁the ▁Prix ▁Gon court . ▁▁ 2 0 1 5 : ▁ ▁Com pass ▁( Bus sole ) ▁by ▁Math ias ▁É n ard , ▁also ▁published ▁by ▁Act es ▁Sud , ▁received ▁the ▁Prix ▁Gon court . ▁▁ 2 0 1 7 : ▁The ▁order ▁of ▁the ▁day ▁( L ' Ord re ▁du ▁jour ) ▁by ▁É ric ▁V u ill ard , ▁published ▁by ▁Act es ▁Sud , ▁got ▁the ▁Prix ▁Gon court .