Maïtena

Bernard Nabonne (1897–1951) was a French writer of Béarnaise origin, best known for his novels from the 1920s such as La Butte aux Cailles (1925) and Maïtena (1927), the latter winning the prestigious Prix Renaudot, as well as historical biographies like Joseph Bonaparte, le Roi Philosophe (1949, Prix Thérouanne 1950), À la Gasconne (1935, Prix Paul-Flat), and À l'abandon (1932, Prix Montyon), all awarded by the Académie française. French Académie française