Olivia Rosenthal (born 1965 in

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) is a French

novelist A novelist is an author or writer of novels, though often novelists also write in other genres of both fiction and non-fiction. Some novelists are professional novelists, thus make a living writing novels and other fiction, while others aspire to ...

. She won the

Candide Preis Candide Preis (originally called ''Stadtschreiber Stipendium'', later ''Candide Preis'') is the only Germany, German-France, French Literary award, named for its French satire ''Candide'' (first published in 1759 by Voltaire).Prix du Livre Inter The Prix du Livre Inter is a prize for best French novel of the year. It is awarded by the radio channel France Inter France Inter () is a major French public radio channel and part of Radio France. It is a " generalist" station, aiming to prov ...

in 2011.

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