Bernard Nabonne (1897-1951) was a French writer of Bearnaise origin. He is best known for his novels written in the 1920s, for example, ''La Butte aux Cailles'' (1925) and ''Maitena'' (1927). The latter won the

Prix Renaudot The Prix Théophraste-Renaudot or () is a French literary award. History The prize was created in 1926 by ten art critics awaiting the results of deliberation of the jury of the Prix Goncourt. While not officially related to the Prix Goncour ...

. Other notable works include ''Joseph Bonaparte'' (1950

Prix Thérouanne The Prix Thérouanne is an annual prize for history writing awarded by the Académie française An academy (Attic Greek: Ἀκαδήμεια; Koine Greek Ἀκαδημία) is an institution of tertiary education. The name traces back to Plat ...

), ''À la Gasconne'' (1935 Prix Paul Flat), and ''À l'abandon'' (1932 Prix Montyon). Besides fiction, he also wrote a number of books on

French history The first written records for the history of France appeared in the Iron Age. What is now France made up the bulk of the region known to the Romans as Gaul. Greek writers noted the presence of three main ethno-linguistic groups in the area: t ...

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1897 births 1951 deaths 20th-century French non-fiction writers 20th-century French male writers Prix Renaudot winners Place of birth missing People from Béarn {{France-historian-stub