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Makenzy Orcel

Born 1983 · Haiti

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    Goncourt 2022 · Shortlist

    Une somme humaine

    Title translated by AI:“A Human Sum”

    Makenzy Orcel · 39 when first published

    Novel · 621 pages · Coming of age, Love

    AI-generated summary:From beyond the grave, a woman tells her life: a neglected childhood in a provincial village full of gossip, then her escape to Paris, her studies at the Sorbonne and a love affair.