Publisher's Synopsis
Prix Renaudot des lyceens 2017. Algiers, 1935. 20-year-old Edmond Charlot opens a bookshop to promote young Mediterranean writers, regardless of their language or religion. In 2017, Ryad, a student in Paris, feels nothing but indifference towards literature. On a trip to Algiers, he is tasked with removing books from some premises, under the watchful eye of old Abdallah.
