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L'Art francais de la guerre (Prix Goncourt 2011) (French Edition)
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A high school teacher won France's top literary prize Wednesday for his first novel, which deals with France's colonial wars in Algeria and Southeast Asia.The Prix Goncourt was awarded to Alexis Jenni for L'Art francais de la Guerre. Jenni teaches biology at a high school in the French city of Lyon.As is tradition, the award was announced at Paris' Drouant restaurant, where the prize committee meets each month during the year to discuss the selection.Jenni's novel was the clear favorite, according to jury member Didier Decoin, who said it won 5-3 in the first round of voting.
