Non fiction

L’Américain

All Identities Combined

29/03/2024

Joy Majdalani
En face de Sam l’Américain, il y a Joy la Parisienne. Un père et une fille, tous les deux immigrés de la première génération. Elle n’a rien bâti sur le royaume de son père et a décrété que tout commencerait par elle. Et lui aussi. Une fille d’immigré, immigrée ailleurs.

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