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About the Author:
Alexis Jenni is a French novelist and biology teacher. His debut novel, The French Art of War, won the 2011 Prix Goncourt. He lives in Lyon.
Review:
Bold, brave, magnificent. * Irish Times * Shock-and-awe virtuosity * Financial Times * A masterpiece. -- Frederic Beigbeder * Le Figaro * Difficult to put down and impossible to forget * Irish Times *
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- PublisherAtlantic Books
- Publication date2017
- ISBN 10 0857897527
- ISBN 13 9780857897527
- BindingHardcover
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