How to make his name pass to posterity, to the ray of illustrious glories and universal fame, to pass over the centuries, without having, during his lifetime, experienced success or recognition?
Edmond de Goncourt, a nervous and sensitive writer, tormented by the immortality of his work and the failure of his novels, part of which was written with his younger brother, Jules, had this genius idea, at the very end of the 19th century: to create an academy and a prestigious literary prize bearing his name, in order to
"help the blossoming of talents"
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Bet taken up with the prestige that we have known since 1903.
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Alas, on that date, Edmond de Goncourt had passed from life to death, without suspecting the appearance of this formidable and immortal aura which henceforth will be associated with his name, thanks to the prestigious and highly sought-after award which has since made the around the world and makes the publishing world tremble and exult every year.
Did Edmond thus avoid what another great diarist…
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