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Belgian Author Scoops Double Foreign Fiction Prize WinPosted at 10:29PM Thursday 08 May 2008 Belgian author Paul Verhaeghen tonight secured a double honour from the Independent foreign fiction prize for his novel Omega Minor. The £10,000 purse has hitherto been divided between author and English translator for "an exceptional work" of foreign language fiction by a living author. But this year Verhaeghen, who himself translated the book, is entitled to take the full prize for himself - although he does not plan to do so.
The news never sleeps as The Guardian scoops the Independent it would seem on its own prize The Independent reports on their prize...
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