Thélyson Orélien wins the 2026 Prix du Roman Fnac
The Quebec author of Haitian origin was honoured for his debut novel, « C'était ça ou mourir », published August 19 by Grasset.

Thélyson Orélien has won the Prix du Roman Fnac 2026 for his first novel, « C'était ça ou mourir », according to Livres Hebdo. The book was published August 19 by Grasset.
Orélien, a Quebec writer of Haitian origin, has already received several literary prizes for the novel, Livres Hebdo reports, and remains in contention for the major autumn literary prizes.
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