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Michel Houellebecq Wins Literary Prize: Gets Goncourt For 'Edgy, Sex-Charged Writing'

First Posted: 11/08/10 01:06 PM ET Updated: 05/25/11 07:10 PM ET

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Yahoo! News:

France's best-known writer Michel Houellebecq has won its top literary prize Monday for a best-selling satire of art and celebrity, fans hailing it as an overdue honour for his edgy, sex-charged writing.

Houellebecq came close to winning in 1998 and 2005 but has divided readers and critics with dark tales that have drawn accusations of obscenity and racial provocation.

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