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 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)

    “As a general truth, it is safe to say that any picture that produces a moral impression is a bad picture.”
    —Edmond De Goncourt (1822–1896)

    “That which, perhaps, hears more nonsense than anything in the world, is a picture in a museum.”
    —Edmond De Goncourt (1822–1896)