The Goncourt Academy awarded France's highest literature prize on Tuesday to writer Philippe Guenada for the novel "The Unknown Quay of Java," published by Flammarion Publishing House. The winner receives a check with a symbolic value of 10 euros. Sales of the Goncourt Prize winner's book usually reach hundreds of thousands.
Published on: 03/11/2026 - 13:05
On Tuesday, writer Philippe Guinada won the prestigious Goncourt Literary Prize in France for his novel “The Unknown Quay of Java,” published by Flammarion Publishing House.
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The winner receives a check with a symbolic value of 10 euros, which the recipient generally prefers to put in a frame instead of depositing it in his bank account. Winning the Goncourt Prize for a writer generates hundreds of thousands of sales.
France 24
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