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How far can a man who has faced absolute evil go to avoid collapsing, to overcome his suffering, and to look to the future again? The Swimmer recounts the extraordinary destiny of Alfred Nakache. Born in Constantine, he quickly became French and European champion before setting a world record. This top-level athlete was selected to represent France at the 1936 Berlin Olympics and then at the 1948 London Games; but in between, he faced the ultimate ordeal of a lifetime. Denounced by a rival as a Jew and a member of the Resistance to the Toulouse Gestapo, he was deported with his young wife, Paule, and their little girl, Annie. From Auschwitz to Buchenwald, via the death march, he survived thanks to an extraordinary will and athletic...
Ahead of the publication of The Swimmer, Pierre Assouline's second novel translated into Croatian, the book of February is The Client.
The Client is a novel full of unexpected twists, which makes us think about the superficial judgments we can have about the behavior of others, the story of a man possessed whose desire to understand almost brings him to the edge. It can be read in one breath, it opens anew the questions of the anatomy of evil and the power of prejudice, and questions morality during Nazism and the war. While researching the life of a writer, a biographer comes across thousands of letters of denunciation written during the Occupation, the authors of which were in principle exempt from criminal prosecution. One of them refers to his friend, a Jewish furrier whose family was deported to a concentration camp. Who is the author of that letter and what is his motive? The informer's name appears in the files, but not his reasons for the act. The culprit is someone close, very close... Revealing his identity would be rubbing salt in the wound because so many others would just like to forget everything. Also, it would mean uncovering long-buried secrets and opening old wounds. The Client takes place in a Parisian street in the 15th arrondissement, between three shops, a bistro, a church and a bus.
You can buy the book this month via our webshop at a promotional price!
