Affaires étrangères

Jean-Marc Roberts (1954-2013) was a French novelist, editor, and screenwriter whose debut novel Samedi, dimanche et fêtes (1972) won the Fénéon Prize, followed by the prestigious Prix Renaudot for Affaires étrangères (1979), establishing him as a prominent literary figure. French Le Monde obituary He later became director of Éditions Stock, where he championed contemporary French literature through his influential "La Bleue" collection.French