Abstract: From 1919 to 1973, Dorgelès worked with the Goncourt family, first as an unlucky runner-up to Proust and then as a member of the Académie. This exceptional longevity gave him a special status within the institution, which had been shaken by the war and various controversies: from a junior member to the doyen of the assembly, this novelist-journalist enabled the transition from the founding members of the institution to a modern era, while constantly reaffirming his loyalty to the Goncourt family.
