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True crime novel on 1949 Paris murder wins top French prize
Original: True crime novel about 1949 murder of Paris life model wins France’s biggest literary prize
A true crime novel about the 1949 murder of a Parisian life model has won France's biggest literary prize, one of the most prestigious awards in the French-speaking literary world. The book blends fact and fiction around a real unsolved killing, and its victory is drawing attention to the case itself and to true crime's growing place in literary fiction.
Why now: The announcement of France's most prestigious literary prize always generates wide debate and coverage, and the true crime subject makes it especially striking.
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- True crime novel about 1949 murder of Paris life model wins France’s biggest literary prize · The Guardian
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