Maurice Bedel (

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, 30 December 1883 –

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. He was awarded with the

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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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References

{{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