 He was elected to the Académie Goncourt in 1943, but could not take his seat until 1944 because of the hostility of several members, some of whom he had criticised in his writings.After the War, he wrote the "Chroniques du samedi" for "Le Figaro littéraire".The collection "Histoire de la vie littéraire" (éditions Tallandier) was published under the direction of André Billy, who contributed "L'Époque 1900".