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DescriptionOctober 1918: the war on the Western Front is all but over. Desperate for one last chance of promotion, the ambitious Lieutenant Henri d'Aulnay Pradelle sends two scouts over the top, and secretly shoots them in the back to incite his men to heroic action once more. AwardsWinner of Prix Goncourt 2013. ReviewsLemaitre packs a real punch: captivating, deeplymoving, The Great Swindle demonstarates his great talent as a writer. Hiswriting is lively, controlled, original. This is a stunning novel that will notgo unnoticed. Lire After a stunning start, Pierre Lemaitre keeps upthe pace from one end to the other of this fantastical, extraordinary novel,which lives up to all its early promise... Impossible to put down. Livres Hebdo A superb novel, from beginning to end! Huffington Post 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 l -haut (The Great Swindle, in English translation) won the Prix Goncourt, France's leading literary award. |