Simone de Beauvoir Prize - Prize Committee

Prize Committee

The current prize committee is composed of approximately 20 internationally known figures, including several writers, sociologists, philosophers, journalists and politicians.

Julia Kristeva is the founder and head of the Simone de Beauvoir prize committee.

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