Date 20 August 2020
Pages 480
Format cm 14 x 21
Price € 22.00
EAN 9782072796982
Publisher Website www.gallimard.fr

French Comedies

Publisher Gallimard
Keywords Identity
A vibrant, fierce plea against outdated national elitism, and a celebration of chance, the promise of luck and happiness…

Dimitri, a young reporter, investigates the origins of the Internet; contrary to popular belief, the data transmission system that is the basis of the digital revolution was developed by the French engineer Louis Pouzin. The latter, having undergone significant pressure from French authorities in 1974, had to put an end to his research; as a result, his invention was recovered by the Americans. Dimitri's investigations quickly lead him to a powerful industrialist, whose brilliant and sarcastic portrayal of himself exposes the existence of a "certain France" and the power of the lobbies.

  • Sales in France 37,000 copies
  • As of: September 2021