Swiss writer Matthias Zschokke poses with his book "Maurice a la poule" after winning the French Femina prize for a foreign novel, in Paris November 9, 2009. Reuters Pictures 2 weeks ago

Swiss writer Matthias Zschokke poses with his book "Maurice a la poule" after winning the French Femina prize for a foreign novel, in Paris November 9, 2009.

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