Goncourt
The Goncourt brothers (pronounced ) were Edmond de Goncourt (, 1822–96) and Jules de Goncourt (, 1830–70), both French naturalism writers who as collaborative sibling authors, were inseparable in life.
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... The Prix Goncourt des Lycéens was created in 1987 as a sort of younger sibling of the Prix Goncourt, a prize for French language literature ... The ten members of the Académie Goncourt select twelve literary works as nominees ... While the prize bears the name of the Académie Goncourt, the competition is sponsored and organized by the French Ministry of National Education and the media retailer FNAC, with the stated ...
... The Goncourt brothers (pronounced ) were Edmond de Goncourt (, 1822–96) and Jules de Goncourt (, 1830–70), both French naturalism writers who as collaborative sibling authors ...
... Journal des Goncourt, 1851-1896 French Eighteenth Century Painters, 1859-1875. ...
... the results of the deliberation of the jury of the Prix Goncourt ... The Prix Renaudot, while not officially related to the Prix Goncourt, is a kind of complement to it, announcing its laureate at the same time and place as the Prix Goncourt, namely on the first Tuesday of ... in case their first choice is awarded the Prix Goncourt ...
... a collection of poetry, meeting with great critical acclaim including the 1998 Prix Goncourt du Premier Roman (Prix Goncourt for first novel) for Porte de la paix céleste ... awarded a number of prizes, including the 2001 Prix Goncourt des Lycéens (Prix Goncourt of the High-school students) and has been translated to 32 languages ...
More definitions of "Goncourt":
- (noun): French writer who collaborated with his brother Edmond de Goncourt on many books (1830-1870).
Synonyms: Jules de Goncourt, Jules Alfred Huot de Goncourt
Famous quotes containing the word goncourt:
“Any man who does not see everything in terms of self, that is to say who wants to be something in respect of other men, to do good to them or simply give them something to do, is unhappy, disconsolate, and accursed.”
—Edmond De Goncourt (1822–1896)
“Debauchery is perhaps an act of despair in the face of infinity.”
—Edmond De Goncourt (1822–1896)
“The English are crooked as a nation and honest as individuals. The contrary is true of the French, who are honest as a nation and crooked as individuals.”
—Edmond De Goncourt (1822–1896)