Carilé, the young narrator, is in a strange state: she cries all the time. During one of their dates, her worried lover encourages her to say ‘what’s wrong’: this is the start of a burlesque, heartfelt investigation that takes us from childhood to adulthood, from a French countryside in the throes of change to a TV report on the scene of a civilian massacre in Asia… with a stopover in the French capital, Paris, on 13 November 2015. Intimate sorrows and geopolitical concerns accumulate and spill over in one big tear that is both political and sensitive, creating a singular narrative that is very free, very funny, and that captures the issues of the day with finesse.
Les petits métiers méconnus
85% of the jobs that people will do in 2030 haven’t been invented yet! And what if… what if those jobs were to create well-being rather than wealth? “Jobs for Life” explores this possibility.
A collection of short stories that tackle contemporary issues—in a reassuring rather than disturbing way. A feel-good album, with caring characters in surprising situations.
Spirou l’espoir malgré tout – Récit complet
Plunged into the turmoil of the Second World War, Spirou tries to survive while remaining true to his values…
L’espoir malgré tout is a true novel combining action, humour, historical truths and philosophical reflections. And it asks a fundamental question: ‘How would we have got through this dramatic period? With opportunism, heroism… or simply humanism?’
Sur le front de Corée
To inaugurate the Albert Londres-Aire Libre collection, journalist and filmmaker Stéphane Marchetti adapts reporter Henri de Turenne’s texts on the Korean War. It is a work that won Turenne numerous awards, including the renowned Albert Londres journalism prize in 1951. After more than 100 documentaries, including a major film on Vietnam for which he won an Emmy Award, Henri de Turenne (1921-2016) went on to write several fictional series.
Lova – Histoire complète
Lova disappears in the Ardennes forest. Eight years later, she is found living among the wolves.
Naked, covered in wounds, wild. The wolf-child’s delicate re-education begins. Thanks to Catherine, his mother, he makes spectacular progress: words are rediscovered, snatches of memories, smiles plucked from the void. But Lova must fight with all her might if she is not to give in to the call of her wolf brothers: a terrible, moving battle with an uncertain outcome.
Revoir Comanche
Somewhere deep in California at the beginning of the 20th century, Cole Hupp lives apart from the world, waiting for the end. But when it comes to the Grim Reaper, it’s Vivienne, a librarian curious about the reality of the Wild West, who knocks on his door. She knows his real name: Red Dust, a legend written in the dust and blood of Wyoming. Vivienne is the bearer of disturbing news. The Triple 6 ranch, the scene of Red’s many feats of arms, has gone quiet. The old cowboy has no choice but to return to his past. A journey backwards, strewn with ghosts and regrets, at the end of which he hopes to see again the woman he has never been able to forget, Comanche.
Un empire de rouille
Russia. The near future. Daia, an M.A.D. captain, and his psybot sidekick have been suspended after the failure of their last mission—a sorry tale of rebellion and destruction in a village community. To add to his misery, Daia now learns that two other M.A.D. agents, a friend of his and her psybot, have been murdered.
But, as his senior officers know to their cost, Daia is a stubborn sort, and as determined as a Siberian wolverine tracking a moose.
Nothing will stop him from finding out who is responsible
Ava
Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, 1954.
Accompanied by her assistant and her agent, the actress Maria Vargas travels to Rio de Janeiro at the start of a tour of South America to promote her new film “The Barefoot Contessa.” It is early September 1954 and Brazil is in crisis: unable to put his policies into practice, the President has committed suicide by shooting himself in the chest. Amid the tense atmosphere, the people mourn as the military takes over.
Ignorant of political disturbances and social unrest, Maria just wants to have fun and enjoy her tour. She also has no idea that her compatriots regard her as a sex goddess of almost mythical stature, a cinematic legend, the Aphrodite of the 20th century—and therefore an object of immeasurable desire. On arrival at Rio’s Galeão airport, Maria is shocked to see hundreds of people waiting for her on the tarmac. Recoiling in fear, she leaves the airplane by a door on the opposite side, only to be pursued and harassed by the crowd. Traumatized by the experience, she becomes unstable, unpredictable, and irritable, having to contend not only with a hostile press but also with her own demons. Two days later, Maria is forced by the authorities to leave the country.
Jamais renoncer – Le Vendée Globe qui déjoua tous les pronostics
On 8 November 2020, 33 competitors will set off on the 9th edition of the Vendée Globe, a race marked by tricky weather conditions, a shipwreck and a spectacular rescue, valiant resistance from the older generation of foils, some heartbreaking retirements and a finish that will upset all the predictions. Alexandre Chenet and Renaud Garreta know this race, these boats and their skippers very well. With talent, they tell us the story of the race of the first finishers as well as those who had to abandon. It’s an epic, human story, complemented by a dossier giving all the information on the participants and boats scheduled for the 2024 edition.
La révolte sans précédent
After Frissy the dog is abandoned on the side of the road by her vacationing human family, she is rescued by a motley group of forest-dwellling creatures who are fed up with the way animals are treated and who invite her to join their recently formed animal liberation coalition. Follow the members of the Pack as they plot to teach the humans a lesson, one wacky strategy at a time.
