Pierre Lemaitre first became known in his country as a crime writer, and after the publication of his first "serious" novel, "See you back," he almost immediately topped the success lists. t.

Paris, after the First World War. Corruption is rampant in the country, the age of criminals has arrived, and the state, while celebrating the heroic dead with great pomp, does not care in the least about the crippled survivors. Captain Pradelle, a good-looking boy capable of anything, even murder, begins his dizzying career, and his two almost-victims, the brilliant Édouard and his partner Albert, commit an amazing fraud. Their work, the Patriotic Memorial "project", is both witty and risky.
The bet is one million francs. And their lives. The See You Up There is not only an engaging and twisty crime novel, but also a great novel evoking the world of Balzac, Victor Hugo, Maupassant, and deservedly aroused enthusiasm among both the audience and the critics. It led the bestseller lists for months and received the most prestigious French literary award, the Prix Goncourt. Based on the book, a film with the same title directed by Albert Dupontel, which will be shown in Hungarian cinemas in the spring of 2018.