Daniel Clowes, a comic book writer from the United States, won the Best Comic Book prize at the Angouleme comics festival in France this year. This is one of the most prestigious honors for graphic novelists worldwide.

The festival jury revealed last Saturday that Clowes, whose earlier work has been adapted for the big screen, won the prize for "Monica".

The graphic novel uses a variety of strikingly distinct stories to depict the lives of a typical American lady.

With this novel, which has been praised by reviewers and readers alike, Clowes, sixty-two, garnered enough votes from his fellow writers to advance to this year's Grand Prix final, which is the festival's highest honor.

But Posy Simmonds of Britain defeated the American to earn that reward; she was declared the winner on Wednesday night.

Several of Clowes's earlier works, including "Ghost World," "Art School Confidential," and "Wilson," have been adapted for the big screen.

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