Edmond de Goncourt

Edmond de Goncourt

Biography Edmond de Goncourt (1822 - 1896)

French critic and writer

Also called: Goncourt.
Was born on 26 may 1822.
Died on 16 jul 1896, at 74 years old.
Origin country France
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French writer, critic, book publisher and the founder of the Académie Goncourt.
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Edmond de Goncourt

A painting in a museum hears more ridiculous opinions...

Quote by Edmond de Goncourt about opinion, painting, world
Edmond de Goncourt

Genius is the talent of a person who is dead.

Quote by Edmond de Goncourt about genius, talent, people
Edmond de Goncourt

Historians tell the story of the past, novelists the...

Quote by Edmond de Goncourt about literature, present, past
Edmond de Goncourt

Never speak of yourself to others; make them talk about...

Quote by Edmond de Goncourt about contentment, art, magic