Maurice Bedel (

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, 30 December 1883 –

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(

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), 15 October 1954) was a French novelist and

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. He was awarded with the

prix Goncourt The Prix Goncourt ( , "The Goncourt Prize") is a prize in French literature, given by the académie Goncourt to the author of "the best and most imaginative prose work of the year". The prize carries a symbolic reward of only 10 euros, but resul ...

in 1927 for ''Jérôme 60° latitude nord''. He was elected in 1948 as president of the

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Works

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Bedel, Maurice 1883 births 1954 deaths Writers from Paris 20th-century French novelists 20th-century French male writers Prix Goncourt winners French male essayists French male novelists 20th-century French essayists