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See also: Goncourt

Edmond Huot de Goncourt (Nancy, May 26th 1822 - Champrosay, the Essonne, July 16th 1896) is a writer French in which the family is originating in Goncourt in Haute-Marne. Part of its work was written in collaboration with his/her brother, Jules de Goncourt. The works of the Goncourt brothers belong to the current of the naturalism. He studied with the Lycée Condorcet. He was the friend of Gavarni, Gustave Flaubert, Alphonse Daudet, Emile Zola etc Edmond de Goncourt is the founder of the Académie Goncourt which decrees each year the homonymous price.

Eugene Carrière (1849-1906), presented by Gustave Geffroy to E. of Goncourt attended the “Attic” of this last where met in particular Maurice Barrès, Alphonse and Leon Daudet, Gustave Geffroy, Roger Marx, Octave Mirbeau, Auguste Rodin and Emile Zola. Career left at least seven portraits of Edmond who visited him in his workshop of Batignolles (Pontoise, Tavet-Delacour museum)

Edmond de Goncourt is buried with the Cimetière of Montmartre to Paris.

The Newspaper

Whereas the work of fiction of Goncourt is read relatively little today, the Newspaper remains an interesting testimony on the end of the XIXe century.

The principal author of the Newspaper was Jules until his death in 1870, then the Newspaper was continued by Edmond, remained only.

The newspaper (subtitle Memories of the literary life ) is a whole of generally short notes, catches from day to day. One finds there, in disorder, with the wire of the dates.

of the observations on the health of the two authors, and their friends. In particular, during the year 1870, the disease of Jules, who must lead to his death, is described carefully by Edmond, but this meticulousness in the description of the forfeiture of his/her brother does not exclude a deep pain.
the account of the contentions of the authors with the commissions of censure, so virulent and limited under the IIIe République that under the Second Empire.
relationships of the authors with criticism, often severe even insulting. Novels of the two brothers, as those of Emile Zola often shocked their contemporaries and the critics prudes.
the account of the success or the failures of the books, and especially of the plays (majority of the novels of the authors having been adapted for the scene, as it was of use at that time). Difficult to know in advance if a part were going to make a triumph or to be whistled.
of the " one dit" more or less scandalmongers heard on the right and on the left.
of the political observations, where the authors appear antirépublicains and leave free course to their Antisémitisme (Edouard Drumont was friendly of Edmond). This is in particular visible under the feather of Edmond, under IIIe République.
of the remarks heard during dinners society men and living rooms. These remarks show us characters remained famous (writers, artists, scientists, philosophers, politicians) under one day often unexpected. The publication as of these remarks often brought estrangements between Goncourt and their knowledge, which reproached them their indiscretion. Edmond affirms however never not to have invented anything nor deformed in the remarks which it lends to his knowledge.

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