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Young author attracts attention in Paris

Joël Dicker is the new shooting star of French-language literature. The 27-year-old from Geneva recently won the renowned Académie Française award for “La vérité sur l’Affaire Harry Quebert” (The truth about the Harry Quebert affair).

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Dicker was also nominated for the French Prix Goncourt for his book, which has already sold more than 60,000 copies. (SF/swissinfo.ch)

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