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Didier Decoin, writer and screenwriter, dies at 81

Didier Decoin, winner of the Goncourt Prize at 32, passed away at 81 after battling cancer.

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A screenwriter and writer, he left a lasting mark on French literature.

His family announced his death on Wednesday, August 5.

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