The story
In 1999 the casting began to find the young boy who would play Harry Potter and who, at the same time, would become world famous.
Hundreds of actors were auditioned. Eventually, there were only two left. This novel tells the story of the one who was not chosen.
The bookseller’s opinion
David Foenkinos returns with a novel that goes far beyond the simple anecdote of cinema. He looks at our failures, our traumas, our ways of recovering from them. Emotions galore!”
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By Marianne Kmiecik Bookstore Les Lisières (Cross)
The extract
find the 2022 selection of the France Bleu Book Prize – PAGE des Libraires on francebleu.fr