France's literary prizes: Wide open to corruption?

The Guardian reports on a finding of the French government's anti-corruption watchdog, warning that France's most prestigious book prizes were wide open to corruption. The report says that it was 'difficult to distinguish between jury members, who are generally the authors of literary works, and the houses which publish their books. There is a risk that fair competition rules may be being broken.'

Lack of transparency and the close relationships among publishers, jury members and the pool of authors and critics: this charge could be repeated in many countries!