Erckmann-Chatrian

[ erk-man-sha-tree-ahn ]

/ ɛrk man ʃa triˈɑ̃ /

joint pen name of É·mile Erckmann

[ey-meel], /eɪˈmil/, 1822–99, and A·le·xan·dre Chatrian

[a-lek-sahn-druh], /a lɛkˈsɑ̃ drə/, 1826–90, collaborating French novelists and dramatists.

QUIZZES

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Question 1 of 7

What does “vacillate” mean?

A clever critic remarked that Erckmann-Chatrian's characters are always hungry and eating.
Methods of Authors|Hugo Erichsen
Erckmann-Chatrian (sha˙t-ri-n˙), the joint name of two French-Alsatian writers of fiction.
The New Gresham Encyclopedia|Various
Erckmann-Chatrian's books had been an introduction to the lovely region; and several of them were our companions there.
George Eliot's Life, Vol. III (of 3)|George Eliot
As we bowled along in pursuit the scene reminded me of descriptions in the novels of Sienkiewicz or Erckmann-Chatrian.
War in the Garden of Eden|Kermit Roosevelt

It is possible that some readers may say, "Where are Erckmann-Chatrian?"
A History of the French Novel, Vol. 2|George Saintsbury