by Pierre Assouline · Folio · tapa blanda · ISBN 9782073058577
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«Le nageur» is the biographical novel by Pierre Assouline, published by Folio in paperback (289 pages, in French).
The novel reconstructs the life of Alfred Nakache, a French swimmer of Jewish origin, champion of France and Europe and world record holder. After competing in the 1936 Berlin Olympics, he was deported to Auschwitz with his family; he survived the death march and returned to competition to set new records.
After the war, Nakache was selected to represent France at the 1948 London Olympics.
For readers of biographical novels, interested in twentieth-century European history and stories of overcoming adversity linked to sport.
Pierre Assouline is a French writer and journalist. He was born in Casablanca, Morocco to a Jewish family. He has published several novels and biographies, and also contributes articles for the print media and broadcasts for radio.
