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Germinie Lacerteux
 
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Edmond De Goncourt

Germinie Lacerteux

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In his will, Edmond de Goncourt (1822-1896) left a bequest in honor of his brother Jules de Goncourt (1830-1870) to establish and support a French literary salon, the Academie Goncourt, and later the famous Prix Goncourt, an award that to this day remains France's most significant literary prize. --- The Goncourt brothers, who co-authored a series of novels on social theme...more
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Published February 5th 1985 by Penguin Classics (first published 1865)
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Eric
Quite bad. When it comes to the heroine (or patient or inmate), Germinie, based on their real-life housekeeper, an irreproachable retainer posthumously revealed to have stolen money and wine to fund a secret life of debauchery and support a rogue’s gallery of gigolos, the Goncourt brothers have command of but two styles: that of a detective baldly noting the comings and goings of a mark under surveillance; and that of a smug old timey psychologist, righteous with phrenology or eugenics, composin...more
Noce
Cose che mai nessuno vi dirà


Era una notte buia e tempestosa, due masnadieri e uno yo-yo, in preda all’oscurità attendevano.

Uno di loro disse:

- A Giovà, ma tu li conosci i Fratelli De Goncourt?

- Chi, quelli che fanno ridere?

- No quelli sono i Marx.

- Ah, allora quelli del cinema.

- No, quelli sono i Lumière.

- Sei sicuro? A me pareva si chiamassero diversamente.

- Ho capito: tu parli dei Cohen. Comunque no, non intendevo loro.

- Ah, allora vuoi dire quelli della canoa.

- No, quelli sono gli Ab...more
La Stamberga dei Lettori
Germinie Lacerteux sancisce l'inizio del Naturalismo e i principi naturalisti sancivano che il romanzo doveva semplicemente reccontare la verità, una verità oggettiva e documentata. Niente di più semplice allora per i Goncourt che attingere alla "loro" realtà ispirandosi al caso di una domestica che aveva prestato servizio in casa loro.

Germinie Lacertux, dopo un passato travagliato, riesce a trovare un impiego di cameriera presso una anziana signorina, Mademoiselle de Varandeuil che la tratta ge...more
Jean Baptiste de Goncourt
A complete masterpiece! One of the books that are classics beyond any doubt. A naturalist novel on the darkest and most awkward sides of the human psychology. A wonderful portrayal of the 19th century French society. Something harsh with plates of gold around it. I completely adore Edmond and Jules de Goncourt!
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Edmond de Goncourt was a French writer, literary critic, art critic, book publisher and the founder of the Académie Goncourt. He was born Edmond Louis Antoine Huot de Goncourt in Nancy.
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