{
  "id": 3359305,
  "title": "Book about Putin’s private life which ‘reads like a spy novel’ wins French literary prize",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/25/book-about-putins-private-life-which-reads-like-a-spy-novel-wins",
  "topic": "culture",
  "section": "Culture",
  "published": "2026-08-25T21:50:08.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "South China Morning Post",
    "slug": "south-china-morning-post",
    "url": "https://www.scmp.com/news/world/europe/article/3365256/book-about-putins-private-life-which-reads-spy-novel-wins-french-literary-prize"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
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  "summary": "A taboo-breaking book about Vladimir Putin’s rise to power and private life, written by two exiled Russian journalists, won a newly established French literary prize on Tuesday. The book, The Tsar in Propria Persona: How Vladimir Putin Deceived Us All, draws on more than two decades of investigative reporting by journalists Roman Badanin and Mikhail Rubin. The work won a newly established…",
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  "coverage": {
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    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "Le Monde English",
        "title": "'Shocking' book about Putin's private life wins new French literary prize",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/25/shocking-book-about-putins-private-life-wins-new-french-literary-prize",
        "published": "2026-08-25T16:27:16.000Z"
      }
    ]
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}