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  • Nathacha Appanah , Leila Slimani make Prix Goncourt 2016 shortlist

    Nathacha Appanah , Leila Slimani make Prix Goncourt 2016 shortlist

    Mautirius born Nathacha Appanah and Algerian born Leila Slimani are on France’s top literary prize the Prix Goncourt 2016 shortlist. The Prix Goncourt is a prize in French literature, given by the académie Goncourt to the author of “the best and most imaginative prose work of the year”. Four other prizes are also awarded: prix Goncourt du Premier Roman (first novel), prix…