Award-sweeping Haitian-Canadian novel suspected of being AI-written
Afinetheorem · x · 2026-09-22
A novel by a Haitian-Canadian author, C’était ça ou mourir, is dominating the French literary press, winning nearly every major award and tipped to become only the second Canadian winner of the Prix Goncourt. The author flags "only one problem" (thread 1/2, continuation not shown), implying the work is suspected of being AI-written—sparking debate over AI writing capability and literary prize credibility.
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