Charges of A.I. Writing in a Lauded Novel, and a Fight Over the Literary Future
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“It Was Either That Or Die,” by the Haitian-Canadian author Thélyson Orélien, was the hit of the French literary season. Now it has been pulled from the shortlist for a prestigious prize.
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