Erckmann-Chatrian

[ erk-man-sha-tree-ahn ]

/ ɛrk man ʃa triˈɑ̃ /

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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.

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“Was” is used for the indicative past tense of “to be,” and “were” is only used for the subjunctive past tense.

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
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
But Erckmann-Chatrian took it from a much later story-teller.
Theodore Watts-Dunton|James Douglas
The fiction of Erckmann-Chatrian appears to have suggested various English stories.
The Supernatural in Modern English Fiction|Dorothy Scarborough

Furthermore he did not pretend to be an ascetic, and Bertha Erckmann was certainly a tempting adventure in mid ocean.
The Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse|Vicente Blasco Ibanez