THARAUD, JRME; AND THARAUD, JEAN

(respectively b. May 18, 1874, Saint-Junien, Fr.d. Jan. 28, 1953, Varengeville-sur-Mer; b. May 9, 1877, Saint-Juniend. April 9, 1952, Paris), French brothers noted for the extent and diversity of their literary production spanning 50 years of collaboration. Many of their early works were published in the periodical Cahiers de la Quinzaine (Fortnight Account), edited by Charles Pguy, and one of them, the novel Dingley (1902), earned them the esteemed Prix Goncourt in 1906. Precise observers, the brothers Tharaud were among the first and greatest of French reporters, recording their travels in such works as La Fte arabe (1912; The Arab Festival) and Rabat, ou Les Heures marocaines (1918; Rabat; or, Moroccan Hours). They also were concerned with the dynamics of current political events, particularly those of Jewish history, as seen in Quand Isral est roi (1921; When Israel Is King) and L'An prochain Jrusalem (1924; Next Year in Jerusalem). The brothers Tharaud were also the authors of numerous novels and reminiscences, including La Randonn de Samba Diouf (1922; The Long Walk of Samba Diouf) and Notre cher Pguy (1926; Our Dear Pguy). They were both elected to the French AcademyJrme in 1938, Jean in 1946.