The narrator thought a little bit too highly of himself and the structure of the book overall was confusing and just kinda boring. The novel has many random concepts, such as the narrator falling in love with Bernard's girlfriend, him being able to make Bernard's mother talk after she had been silent for twenty years etc. The retelling of the story is intriguing, although the search for Bernard's killer itself was disappointingly boring. This review has been hidden because it contains spoilers. Reissued in 2016, it is a timely reminder of the reality of racism, a violent far right movement and police brutality in post-war France as well as being a compelling read.more Inspector Cadin investigates the apparent coincidence in what is far more than the usual crime thriller. Roger Thiraud, a young history teacher, is shot as the riot takes place around him.Ģ0 years later his son Bernard, is also killed. Initially with two time lines, Daeninckx’s novel starts at that time, with an apparently innocent man, assassinated just after the protest. Although the protest was peaceful and the protestors unarmed, the police retaliated with violence that resulted in numerous beatings, woundings, and deaths. Roger Th On October 17, 1961, more than 20,000 Algerians marched in Paris protesting a curfew imposed on them as a consequence of various terrorist attacks in support of the war of Algerian independence.
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On October 17, 1961, more than 20,000 Algerians marched in Paris protesting a curfew imposed on them as a consequence of various terrorist attacks in support of the war of Algerian independence.