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‘Shocking’ book about Putin’s private life wins French literary prize

The Straits Times reaches for "shocking" where South China Morning Post stays flat.

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What happenedBook about Putin’s private life which ‘reads like a spy novel’ wins French literary prize.
What changedThe Straits Times frames it as "‘Shocking’ book about Putin’s private life wins French literary prize". South China Morning Post frames it as "Book about Putin’s private life which ‘reads like a spy novel’ wins French literary prize".
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Still Watching. The Straits Times frames it as "‘Shocking’ book about Putin’s private life wins French literary prize". South China Morning Post frames it as "Book about Putin’s private life which ‘reads like a spy novel’ wins French literary prize".

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‘Shocking’ book about Putin’s private life wins French literary prize

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The book is due to be published in France in September.

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Center ·News report

Book about Putin’s private life which ‘reads like a spy novel’ wins French literary prize

A taboo-breaking book about Vladimir Putin’s rise to power and private life, written by two exiled Russian journalists, won a newly established French literary prize on Tuesday. The book, T...

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