True crime novel about 1949 murder of Paris life model wins France’s biggest literary prize
Author Philippe Jaenada was announced on Tuesday afternoon as the winner of the Prix Goncourt for L’Inconnue du quai de Javel (The Unknown Woman of the Quai de Javel), a recreation of the murder of 29-year-old Breton woman Louise Cansot.
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