NYT > World News His Novel Had a Shot at a Top Book Prize. Then Someone Ran an A.I. Test. Par : Catherine Porter · Ségolène Le Stradic and Tiffany Hsu 25 septembre 2026 à 16:11 “It Was Either That Or Die,” by the Haitian-Canadian author Thélyson Orélien, was the hit of the French literary season. Now it has been pulled from the shortlist for a prestigious prize. © Nasuna Stuart-Ulin for The New York TimesThe author Thélyson Orélien at a cafe in Montreal’s Côte-des-Neiges neighborhood in April.