The Law (1957 novel)
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The Law is a 1957 novel by French author Roger Vailland
. It won the 1957 Prix Goncourt
, France's most prestigious literary prize.
Roger Vailland
Roger Vailland was a French novelist, essayist, and screenwriter.Vailland's novels include Drôle de jeu , Les mauvais coups , Un jeune homme seul , 325 000 francs , and La loi , winner of the Prix Goncourt...
. It won the 1957 Prix Goncourt
Prix Goncourt
The Prix Goncourt is a prize in French literature, given by the académie Goncourt to the author of "the best and most imaginative prose work of the year"...
, France's most prestigious literary prize.