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Light and airy in appearance, this novel unlocks the doors of memory without being guarded. There are the Beatles, the narrow life of an accountant locked in his office, a pretty waitress, a tunnel of trash bags, gypsy musicians, a correspondence from overseas, a dreamy grandfather and memories that we hunt but come back. A book on friendship, history and what we decide to do with it. Rich in echoes of Vian, Gary or Pérec, staring at magical realism, the novel of a man who remembers and survives - and becomes the embodiment of a nation that survives the trauma of history.
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