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John-Antoine Nau
Force ennemie
Paris, Éditions de la Plume, (January 26) 1903.The first winner in the history of the prize, John-Antoine Nau — real name Eugène Léon Édouard Torquet — was completely unknown in Parisian literary circles. Born in San Francisco in 1860 and settled in Saint-Tropez, he had until then published only a privately printed pamphlet of verse and a few short stories in La…Reserved
John‑Antoine Nau
Force ennemie
Paris, Éditions de la plume, (January 26) 1903.The novel won the first Prix Goncourt almost eleven months later, on 21 December 1903, thanks to the promotional efforts of Félix Fénéon — who worked at La Revue blanche — on behalf of an author living in the south of France and largely unknown in Parisian literary circles. Despite his efforts, Eugène Léon Édouard…Sold
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