The Prix Goncourt is one of the most prestigious literary prizes to be awarded in France and the controversial French novelist Michel Houellebecq has been awarded the prize for his novel La Carte et le territoire. Within this novel his lead character, who is actually named Houellebecq is brutally murdered (scary stuff!)
Somewhat disappointingly however, the award, despite being regarded extremely highly across Europe, actually only has a 10 euro (£8.60) cash value!!
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