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Edmond de Goncourt, French critic and publisher, founded Académie Goncourt (born 1822)

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Edmond de Goncourt

French writer and critic (1822–1896)

Edmond Louis Antoine Huot de Goncourt was a French writer, literary critic, art critic, book publisher and the founder of the Académie Goncourt.
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Académie Goncourt

French literary organization

The Société littéraire des Goncourt, usually called the Académie Goncourt, is a French literary organisation based in Paris. It was founded in 1882 by the French writer and publisher Edmond de Goncourt (1822–1896), who wanted to create a new way to encourage literature in France…
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