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:

    “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)

    “Sickness sensitizes man for observation, like a photographic plate.”
    —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)