Académie Goncourt
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The Société littéraire des Goncourt, usually called the Académie Goncourt, is a French literary organisation based in Paris. It was founded in 1900 by the French writer and publisher Edmond de Goncourt (1822–1896), who wanted to create a new way to encourage literature in France and disagreed with the contemporary policies of the Académie Française.
Members of the Académie Goncourt in 2013. From left to right: Philippe Claudel, Tahar Ben Jelloun, Didier Decoin, Paule Constant, Patrick Rambaud, Bernard Pivot
Edmond de Goncourt
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Edmond Louis Antoine Huot de Goncourt was a French writer, literary critic, art critic, book publisher and the founder of the Académie Goncourt.
Portrait by Nadar, c. 1877
Nadar – Edmond and Jules de Goncourt (1822–1896 and 1830–1870) c. 1855
Etching on parchment portrait of Goncourt by Félix Bracquemond (1882)