In 1964, the father of Amélie Nothomb, a young diplomat and Belgian consul in the Congo, was the victim of a hostage-taking perpetrated by revolutionary rebels. A pistol pointed at his throat, he must then write and read on the Stanleyville radio a speech condemning the criminal policy of his minister. Years later, when the time comes to tell this episode, Patrick Nothomb will do it with humor and phlegm, in a playful tone.

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-> Condition: 8/10

-> 171 pages