Laval. Laval : l'appel de l'aventure de Clement Brault, sélectionné pour le prix Albert Londres du livre

Clément Brault, écrivain lavallois de 27 ans, a vu son livre, L'Améxique au pied du mur, coécrit avec Romain Houeix, être sélectionné pour le prestigieux prix Albert-Londres, dont le vainqueur dans la catégorie livre sera connu ce vendredi 5 décembre à 18h.

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"On ne savait pas toujours où dormir"

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Un deuxième ouvrage

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