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Maurice Bedel
1884–1954
A French novelist and essayist with a taste for wit, travel, and observation, he is best remembered for winning the Prix Goncourt for Jérôme, 60° latitude nord. His work often blends lively intelligence with a clear, approachable style.
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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 writer, essayist, and journalist known for his thoughtful, often graceful prose. Before gaining literary fame, he trained in medicine, and he also published early poems under the pseudonym Gabriel Senlis.
He reached a wide audience in 1927 when Jérôme, 60° latitude nord won the Prix Goncourt, one of France’s best-known literary honors. Bedel went on to build a reputation as a novelist and essayist whose writing was shaped by curiosity, travel, and a warm but observant sense of humor.
Later in life, he was elected president of the Société des gens de lettres in 1948, a sign of the respect he had earned in French literary circles. He died in Thuré, in the Vienne department, on October 15, 1954.