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Thélyson Orélien tops novel sales in France

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Writer Thélyson Orélien topped novel sales in France with C’était ça ou mourir during the week of 21 to 27 September 2026. Figures compiled by GfK measure sales during that period, according to data cited in the article.

Quebec writer Thélyson Orélien topped the novel sales chart in France with his book C’était ça ou mourir during the week of 21 to 27 September 2026, with 18,256 copies sold in seven days. The figures come from GfK and were reported by Le Parisien.

These sales bring the total number of copies sold in France since the novel’s release to 64,966. The ranking comes as Thélyson Orélien faces accusations of using artificial intelligence to write his book, which he denies.

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