Edmond de Goncourt wrote at a period when the terms of literature itself were being argued over.
The record lists Edmond de Goncourt as French writer and critic (1822–1896).
Edmond de Goncourt was born at Nancy in 1822. His recorded nationality is France. He was educated at Lycée Condorcet.
The nineteenth century was the age of the serialised novel and mass literacy; writers reached audiences of a size never seen before.
He worked as writer, art historian and historian.
The writing is recorded in French.
Books outlive their reviews, and the ones that last are seldom the ones that sold best.
The honours record reads: Officer of the Legion of Honour.
That the work was written from France matters: language, censorship and the reach of a publishing industry decide which books travel and which stay local.
Edmond de Goncourt died in 1896, aged 74. The books remain, which is the only durable form a writing life takes.
Achievements
- Officer of the Legion of Honour
