In English
Goncourt 2011 · Winner
The French Art of War
L'Art français de la guerre
Alexis Jenni · 48 when first published
Novel · 633 pages · War, Historical, Politics
AI-generated summary:A young man in a bad way meets Victorien Salagnon, a veteran of France’s colonial wars and perhaps the only painter in the colonial army. Salagnon teaches him to paint, and in return he writes his story.