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French writer (1830–1870)

Also known as: Jules Alfred Huot de Goncourt, Jules Huot De Goncourt, Жюль де Гонкур, جول دو غونكور, 쥘 드 공쿠르, ジュール・ド・ゴンクール

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Unsentimental naturalist fiction about servants, the poor and Parisian society. (AI reason)
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Panoramic realist study of French society that underpins the Goncourts' documentary method. (AI reason)
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