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Sellou, Abdel.
The upside :
a memoir /
Abdel Sellou ; preface by Philippe Pozzo di Borgo ; in collaboration with Caroline Andrieu ; translated by Lauren Sentuc.
Second US paperback edition.
New York :
Hachette Books,
2019.
©2012.
xvi, 204 pages ;
21 cm.
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Originally published as You Changed My Life.
The inspiration for the movie "Intouchables" and "The upside.".
Translation of: Tu as changé ma vie.
Abdel Sellou and Philippe Pozzo di Borgo were two people marginalized by society: Sellou a wisecracking, unemployed immigrant, just out on parole; Pozzo a man born to wealth and privilege, recently paralyzed from the neck down after a paragliding accident. How they came to help each other, and the unlikely friendship that became a lifeline for them both, is an uplifting story that's now been told and retold around the world. In this bestselling memoir, Sellou shows us the irreverent, real-life character behind Kevin Hart's smiling face. The book takes us from Sellou's childhood spent stealing candy from the local grocery store to his career as a pickpocket and scam artist, to his unexpected employment as a companion for a quadriplegic. Sellou tells his story with a stunning amount of talent, humor, style, and--though he denies that he has any--humility.
20190305.
Autobiographies.
Andrieu, Caroline,
author.
Sentuc, Lauren,
translator.
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