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DescriptionNow a major French film Au revoir l#65533;-haut - Prix Goncourt-winning masterpiece by the writer who brought you Alex, Ir#65533;ne and Camille. And so is set in motion a series of devastating events that will inextricably bind together the fates and fortunes of Pradelle and the two soldiers who witness his crime: Albert Maillard and #65533;douard P#65533;ricourt. Back in civilian life, Albert and #65533;douard struggle to adjust to a society whose reverence for its dead cannot quite match its resentment for those who survived. But the two soldiers conspire to enact an audacious form of revenge against the country that abandoned them to penury and despair, with a scheme to swindle the whole of France on an epic scale. Meanwhile, believing her brother killed in action, #65533;douard's sister Madeleine has married Pradelle, who is running a little scam of his own... Translated from the French by Frank Wynne Author descriptionPierre Lemaitre was born in Paris in 1951. He worked for many years as a teacher of literature before becoming a novelist. He was awarded the Crime Writers' Association International Dagger, alongside Fred Vargas, for Alex. In 2013 his novel Au revoir la-haut (The Great Swindle, in English translation) won the Prix Goncourt, France's leading literary award. |