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:

    “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)

    “A book is never a masterpiece: it becomes one. Genius is the talent of a dead man.”
    —Edmond De Goncourt (1822–1896)