Abel Quentin is a French lawyer and writer.
[1] His partner is fellow writer, Claire Berest.
[3] About the Islamic radicalisation of a teenager, the novel made the first selection for the Prix Goncourt[4] and won the Prix Première in 2020.
[5] 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.