The Prix Médicis (French pronunciation: [pʁi medisis]) is a French literary award given each year in November.
[1] It is awarded to an author whose "fame does not yet match his talent".
[citation needed] The award goes to a work of fiction initially published in the French language.
In 1970 the Prix Médicis étranger was added to recognize a book published in translation.
The Prix Médicis essai has been awarded since 1985 for non-fiction works.