PARIS
With his 22nd book, a French author won France’s top literary prize on Monday.
The Prix Goncourt, France’s most prestigious literary honor, went to Jean-Paul Dubois, 69, for his novel, “Not all men inhabit the world the same way.”
In his book, Dubois tells the tale of a steward incarcerated for an unknown crime for two years in Montreal, Canada.
Though the prize has a monetary award of only €10, it all but guarantees a sharp rise in sales
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