Pages From The Goncourt Journal (Folio Society Edition) – Edmond And Jules De Goncourt

An unparalleled chronicle of 19th-century Parisian literary and artistic life, the *Goncourt Journal* was penned collaboratively by brothers Edmond and Jules de Goncourt between 1851 and 1896. Candid and often merciless, this diary captures the essence of the Second Empire through intimate, vivid portraits and gossip concerning giants like Flaubert, Zola, Hugo, and Degas. It details their personal rivalries, the period’s political turmoil, and the birth of modern French sensibility, offering an essential, unfiltered glimpse into a transformative era.