Goncourt

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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Famous quotes containing the word goncourt:

    “The reason for the sadness of this modern age and the men who live in it is that it looks for the truth in everything and finds it.”
    —Edmond De Goncourt (1822–1896)

    “Debauchery is perhaps an act of despair in the face of infinity.”
    —Edmond De Goncourt (1822–1896)

    “There are moments when, faced with our lack of success, I wonder whether we are failures, proud but impotent. One thing reassures me as to our value: the boredom that afflicts us. It is the hall-mark of quality in modern men.”
    —Edmond De Goncourt (1822–1896)