Que la terre nous soit légère
Joan Bastide
2020
An African forest turned theater of a drama with fractal consequences. A child, heir to a lineage of music-loving warriors, takes the thorny path of migration to Europe. A young humanitarian overcoming his trauma by climbing the ranks of an international organization, with all its paradoxes...
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In this modern tale with sensitive, musical writing, the characters’ destinies brush past each other, intersect, then slip away. From the corridors of diplomacy to clandestine smuggling networks, from Marseille recording studios to the underbelly of the agri-food industry, their moving quest for redemption casts the shadows and lights of an era of all extremes.
A sweeping contemporary fresco, a journey of self-discovery, and an ode to lost love, this deeply humanist novel questions the walls that separate us and reminds us that, on both sides of the Mediterranean, we all float on the same raft.
May the earth be light upon us.
What They Say
“Adventure, politics, travel, love, the violence of a globalized world, but also tenderness and poetry. You find everything in these 584 pages that read effortlessly.” — Jean Claude Mirabel
“A tough but magnificent book. You travel through many countries, at the frantic pace of the intertwined destinies of two very endearing characters.” — Christelle
“A must read. Thrilling. Impossible to put down.” — Sylvie
The Author
Joan Bastide is the founder of Mélanzé. Writer, musician, and project leader, he has lived between France and Senegal for over ten years.
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