Albert Lacroix
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Albert Lacroix was a 19th century Belgian editor and printer who risked launching some seminal authors like the Goncourt brothers
and Emile Zola
. In 1869 he published Les Chants de Maldoror
by Comte de Lautréamont
. However, fearing prosecution for blasphemy and obscenity, he ultimately refused to sell the book.
Goncourt brothers
The Goncourt brothers were Edmond de Goncourt and Jules de Goncourt , both French naturalist writers. They formed a partnership that "is possibly unique in literary history...
and Emile Zola
Émile Zola
Émile François Zola was a French writer, the most important exemplar of the literary school of naturalism and an important contributor to the development of theatrical naturalism...
. In 1869 he published Les Chants de Maldoror
Les Chants de Maldoror
Les Chants de Maldoror is a poetic novel consisting of six cantos. It was written between 1868 and 1869 by the Comte de Lautréamont, the pseudonym of Isidore Lucien Ducasse...
by Comte de Lautréamont
Comte de Lautréamont
Comte de Lautréamont was the pseudonym of Isidore Lucien Ducasse , an Uruguayan-born French poet....
. However, fearing prosecution for blasphemy and obscenity, he ultimately refused to sell the book.