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Goncourt 2015 · Shortlist
The Influence Peddlers
Les Prépondérants
Hédi Kaddour · 70 when first published
Novel · 344 pages · Historical, Politics
AI-generated summary:In spring 1922 a Hollywood crew arrives to shoot a film in Nahbès, a small town in the Maghreb, sharpening the conflicts between local notables, French settlers and young nationalists.