France's top literary prize awarded to Mathias Énard

Énard wins Prix Goncourt for Boussole, described as ‘poetic eulogy to the long history of cultural exchanges between east and west’

France’s oldest and most prestigious literary accolade, the Prix Goncourt, has been awarded to Arabic and Persian scholar Mathias Énard for his novel Boussole (Compass).

The choice of Énard, who has collected a succession of prizes for his work since 2003, justified his status as this year’s favourite for the high-profile award.

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