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Thélyson Orélien’s Debut Novel Was Destined for Top Literary Lists, Then the AI Accusations Came

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A French novel published earlier this year about a Haitian refugee fleeing to Canada was headed for top literary prizes in France until an anonymous X account claimed its writer committed a bigger sin than overusing similes: using AI. Thélyson Orélien’s debut novel, C’était ça ou Mourir (which…

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French columnist Samuel Fitoussi, one of the creators of the collective Balance ton Claude, explains why he denounced Thélyson Orélien.

·Montreal, Canada
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Thelyson Orélien case: one of his accusers reveals himself, saying that he acted to avoid the «disappearance of writing»

·Montreal, Canada
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The essayist presents the X account which pinned Thélyson Orélien as a "collective" whose other members "will reveal their identity if they so wish".

·Paris, France
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He was the one who dropped the anonymous bomb last Tuesday on X: the acclaimed novel "C" was that or would have died thanks to artificial intelligence. Explosive revelations that will lead, three days later, to the withdrawal of the Quebec author Thélyson Orélien from the selection of the Goncourt Prize. "He", is Samuel Fitoussi, columnist of the French daily Le Figaro, revealed his own newspaper on Thursday. Interview.

·Montreal, Canada
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Samuel Fitoussi, essayist and columnist at the «Figaro», says on Friday on X to be part of the «collective project» behind the anonymous account «Balance Ton Claude». He accused the Canadian-Haitian writer of using artificial intelligence to write his phenomenon novel «C'est c'était ou mort»The essayist Samuel Fitoussi affirms Friday to be part of the «collective project» behind the anonymous account «Balance Ton Claude» who accused the Canadian…

·Geneva, Switzerland
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RTS broke the news in Geneva, Switzerland on Wednesday, September 23, 2026.
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