Definition

1. Proper noun:
   • French writer and co-founder of the Prix Goncourt: Edmond Louis Antoine Huot de Goncourt was a French writer. He is best known for his extensive literary collaboration with his younger brother, Jules de Goncourt. Together, they produced a significant body of work, including novels, art criticism, and a famous journal. In his will, he established the Prix Goncourt, a prestigious French literary prize awarded annually.

Usage Examples

• Proper noun:
  • The detailed social observations in the novels of Edmond Louis Antoine Huot de Goncourt were groundbreaking for their time.
  • Edmond Louis Antoine Huot de Goncourt bequeathed his estate to fund the Académie Goncourt and its famous prize.

Advanced Usage

• "The Goncourt brothers": This term almost exclusively refers to Edmond and Jules de Goncourt as a collaborative literary duo.
  • The naturalist style was significantly influenced by the Goncourt brothers.

Variants and Related Words

• Goncourt: A common shortened reference, often used to refer to the brothers collectively, the prize, or the academy.
  • Winning the Goncourt is a major honor for any French author.
• Jules de Goncourt (Proper noun): Edmond's brother and collaborator.
• Prix Goncourt (Proper noun): The literary prize established by Edmond de Goncourt's will.
• Journal des Goncourt (Proper noun): The celebrated diary kept by the brothers.

Synonyms

• Edmond de Goncourt: The most frequent and accepted shortened form of the full name.

Noun

1. French writer who collaborated with his brother Jules de Goncourt on many books and who in his will established the Prix Goncourt (1822-1896)