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The French literary society that awards the Prix Goncourt. Official site: www.academiegoncourt.com

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Académie Goncourt Removes Thélyson Orélien's Novel Over AI and Plagiarism Findings

September 26, 2026

France's Académie Goncourt dropped C'était ça ou mourir from its first Prix Goncourt selection, citing converging AI analyses and newly reported plagiarism in earlier work. The author denies using AI.

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