- Prix Goncourt 2023 · Shortlist
Humus
Gaspard Koenig (born 1982)
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Two agronomy students reject eco-despair. Kevin, a farmhand's son, starts a worm-compost business and becomes a green-economy star; wealthy Arthur tries to revive his family's poisoned fields and meets rural resistance. Normandy and Silicon Valley test them both.
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About the book
- Form
- Novel
- Length
- 379 pages in the original
- Genres
- Nature, Politics (assigned by AI)
- Set in
- France, United States
- First published
- 2023 by Éditions de l'Observatoire
- Author's age
- 41 when first published
- ISBN
9791032927823 (original)