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Maurice Bedel
1884–1954
A French novelist, essayist, and journalist, he is best remembered for winning the Prix Goncourt for Jérôme, 60° latitude nord. His work ranged from fiction to travel writing, with a lively curiosity about places, politics, and people.
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Jérôme 60° latitude nord
by Maurice Bedel
About the author
Born in Paris on December 30, 1883, Maurice Bedel became a French novelist, essayist, and journalist. He studied medicine and also published early poems under the pen name Gabriel Senlis before building his reputation in prose.
Bedel gained his widest recognition in 1927, when he won the Prix Goncourt for Jérôme, 60° latitude nord. After World War I, he traveled widely and wrote books shaped by those journeys, giving his work an outward-looking, observant tone.
He remained an important figure in French literary life and was elected president of the Société des gens de lettres in 1948. Bedel died in Thuré, in the Vienne department of France, on October 15, 1954.