WINNER OF THE PRIX GONCOURT DES LYCÉENS
WINNER OF THE PRIX LITTERAIRE DU MONDE
'A family saga that begins like a fairy tale in the mountains of Kabylia - Ali, Naïma's grandfather, makes his fortune by finding an olive press in a river - and turns to tragedy: fratricidal war, transit camps in France, racism and humiliations. The novel of a French identity that is forever variable and plural.'
L'Obs
'Highly recommended . . . Alice Zeniter [has] a dual talent for keeping her eye on History which continues onward and on her characters in the reality of the moment.'
Grazia
'A captivating exploration of the unspoken stories of the Algerian war.'
Le Monde

Alice Zeniter is a French novelist, translator, scriptwriter and director. Her novel Take This Man was published in English in 2011. Zeniter has won many awards for her work in France, including the Prix Littéraire de la Porte Dorée, the Prix Renaudot des Lycéens and the Prix Goncourt des Lycéens, which was awarded to The Art of Losing. She lives in Britanny, France.