<p><b>" Richly engaging . . . Skilfully translated by David Homel - Michael Arditti, <i>Spectator</i></b><br><br><b>"A touching tale of a beleaguered dreamer . . . Lightness balanced by glints of harsh realism, a combination captured perfectly in David Homel''s translation" - </b><b><i>Financial Times</i></b><br><br><b>***WINNER OF THE PRIX GONCOURT***</b><br><br>Paul Hansen is in prison. He''s been in prison for a couple of years now, sharing a cell with a huge Hells Angel with a fear of mice and an intense love of Harley Davidsons, who often reminds Paul that he could kill him at any moment.<br><br>But life wasn''t always like this. Before prison, there were his parents: Danish pastor Johannes and free-spirited Anna, the proprietor of a controversial art house cinema in Toulouse. There were his friends in the Excelsior, the block of luxury flats where Paul worked officially as a caretaker, and unofficially as a restorer of souls. And above all, there was his partner, Winona, a daring