Abel Quentin is a French lawyer and writer. His partner is fellow writer,

Claire Berest Claire Berest (born 14 July 1982 in Paris) is a French writer. Her partner is lawyer and writer, Abel Quentin. Biography Before publishing her first novel, Berest worked as a teacher and completed a maîtrise at the University of Paris (post-1970) ...

Works

Soeur

Published in 2019, ''Soeur'' was Quentin's first published novel. About the Islamic radicalisation of a teenager, the novel made the first selection for the

Prix Goncourt The Prix Goncourt (french: Le 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 o ...

and won the Prix Première in 2020.

Le voyant d'Étampes

Quentin's second novel is about Jean Roscoff, a retired alcoholic academic who unwittingly finds himself the victim of 'woke politics' following the publication of his book on an obscure American poet. ''Le voyant d'Étampes'' has received rave reviews and was considered a 'serious candidate for the Goncourt' by

Le Soir ''Le Soir'' (, "The Evening") is a French-language Belgian daily newspaper. Founded in 1887 by Emile Rossel, it was intended as a politically independent source of news. It is one of the most popular Francophone newspapers in Belgium, competing ...

. The novel won the

Prix de Flore The Prix de Flore is a French literary prize founded in 1994 by Frédéric Beigbeder. The aim of the prize is to reward youthful authors and is judged by a panel of journalists. It is awarded yearly in November, at the Café de Flore in Paris. The ...

and made it to the second round of the Prix Goncourt as well as the first selection for the

Prix Renaudot The Prix Théophraste-Renaudot or Prix Renaudot () 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 ...

Bibliography

*''Soeur'', Éditions de l'Observatoire, 2019, *''Le voyant d'Étampes, Éditions de l'Observatoire, 2021,

References

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