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Politics · November 13, 2026

France Wants To Jail Its Greatest Novelist Because He Told The Truth About Islam

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The median American read only two books in 2025, and 40% of us read not a single book all year . The French are more literary; they read an average of 18 books a year. They venerate authors – the more intellectual, controversial, and impenetrable the better.

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