Who is Edmond Louis Antoine Huot de Goncourt?

  • (noun): French writer who collaborated with his brother Jules de Goncourt on many books and who in his will established the Prix Goncourt (1822-1896).
    Synonyms: Goncourt, Edmond de Goncourt

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    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.
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    With the half of a broken hope for a pillow at night
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