by Alexis Jenni
A great start but meandered it's way through the latter 20th century French wars. It tells the story of Victorien Salognen who has fought in the second world war, Indochine and Algeria.
The story is told by a young man who stumbles across Victorien in Lyon, having given up on his job and girlfriend. It turns out that Victorien is an artist and he offers to teach the younger man to paint in return for writing the story of his life. The book jumps from the present day to the various war zones.
It is a vast book and I felt it only partly worked. I loved the bits about painting but the war scenes were very mixed. 5/10
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