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Edmond de Goncourt ( May 26 , 1822 – July 16 , 1896 ) was a French writer, critic, book publisher and the founder of the Académie Goncourt . BIOGRAPHY He was born Edmond Louis Antoine Huot de Goncourt in Nancy . He bequeathed his entire estate for the foundation and maintenance of the Académie Goncourt. In honor of his brother and collaborator, Jules Alfred Huot De Goncourt , ( December 17 , 1830 – June 20 , 1870 ), each December since 1903 , the Académie awards the Prix Goncourt . It is the most prestigious prize in French Language Literature , given to "the best imaginary Prose work of the year". A few of the authors who have won the 100 year-old-prize are: Marcel Proust , Jean Fayard , Simone De Beauvoir , Georges Duhamel , Michel Tournier , Antonine Maillet , Marguerite Duras and the only person to win it twice, Romain Gary . Edmond de Goncourt died in Champrosay in 1896 , and was interred in the Cimetière De Montmartre in Paris . =Quotes=
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