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True crime novel about 1949 murder of Paris life model wins France’s biggest literary prize
Philippe Jaenada wins Prix Goncourt with novel that seeks to solve 77-year-old case and which ends up rehabilitating reputation of its victim A literary true-crime investigation that tries to solve a 77-year-old cold case and ends up rehabilitating the reputation of its life model victim has won France’s most prestigious literary prize. The author Philippe Jaenada was announced on Tuesday afternoon as the winner…
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