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Evening meeting at the Guerin space in Chamonix around the book: the summit of the gods by Baku Yumemakura in the presence of the translator: Corinne Atlan recorded on October 19, 2024 published on October 10, 2024 by Editions Paulsen Interview conducted in Chamonix by TVMOUNTAIN Summary of the book: A man, a summit, a quest. A mountain photographer, Fukamachi goes to Nepal with his former comrades from the alpine club who have not given up on their childhood dream: to conquer Everest. But the expedition is not without risk, and for some of his climbing companions, it is the last trip. After this failure which cost the lives of several of his friends, Fukamachi spots a broken camera in the window of a shop in Kathmandu: could this Kodak Vest Pocket Autographic be Mallory's? For a chance to shed light on his latest climb, the photographer sets out on the trail of Jôji Habu. Years before, this genius mountaineer had an encounter that changed his life. Since then, he has had only one obsession: Everest. This captivating novel about the Mallory mystery takes the reader to the Roof of the World, in the footsteps of those who, driven by their thirst for the absolute, tried to touch the sky. Translated from Japanese by Corinne Atlan Bio Author: Baku Yumemakura was born in 1951 in Odawara. After studying literature, he devoted himself to writing. His novel The Summit of the Gods, first published as a serial in the Japanese press, earned him the Rentarô Shibata Prize in 1998. It was not until 2004 that the French public discovered his work thanks to the manga adaptation of The Summit of the Gods by Jirô Taniguchi. He is today one of the most sought-after writers by manga publishers in Japan. #paulsen #books #thesummitofthegods #mountain #novel