Art and literature in the 19thcentury

Collection title

Bibliotheca Alexandrina celebrates the the centenary of the founding of the Académie Goncourt

ID

BIB00229

Source

Bibliotheca Alexandrina (EG)

First broadcast date

12/11/2004

Production year

2004

Abstract

To mark the centenary of the founding of the Académie Goncourt, the Bibliotheca Alexandrina wishes to express its commitment to the Francophonie, welcoming its president, Edmonde Charles-Roux and several of its members and award winners of the prize that it awards. This is to show the public the history and peculiarities of the Academy and the award that bears its name. Robert Kopp talks about the commitment of the Goncourt in La Bruyere, the traditional hierarchy of literary values​​, the program for Goncourt journalists and their literary adventures. They make true stories through novels.

Type

video

Production companies

• Bibliotheca Alexandrina - Own production

Broadcaster

Bibliotheca Alexandrina

Audiovisual form

Conference

Personalities

• Kopp Robert

Primary theme

Languages and literatures

Credits / Cast

• Kopp Robert - Participant

Period of events

• From 1850 to 1900

Map locations

• Egypt - Lower Egypt - Alexandria
• France - Centre and Ile-de-France - Paris

Original language

French

Media running time

15m5