Quebec author Kevin Lambert has been dropped from contention for the prestigious French Prix Goncourt.
The Saguenay, Que., author didn't make the cut when the literary prize's selection committee narrowed its list of finalists from 16 to eight.
Published last year, the book includes detailed discussions on architecture, and centres on the excesses of the ruling class and gentrification in Montreal. Legault published a short review praising the book on social media but was rebuked by Lambert, who accused the premier of failing to understand the novel's message.
He announced Sept. 4 on social media that he consulted a sensitivity reader to scrutinize his depiction of a character of Haitian descent, to make sure "I didn't say too many stupid things, that I didn't fall into certain traps in the representation of Black people by white authors."
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