Bibliograph

The upside, a memoir, Abdel Sellou ; preface by Philippe Pozzo di Borgo ; in collaboration with Caroline Andrieu ; translated by Lauren Sentuc

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The upside, a memoir, Abdel Sellou ; preface by Philippe Pozzo di Borgo ; in collaboration with Caroline Andrieu ; translated by Lauren Sentuc

Language

eng

resource.biographical

autobiography

Index

no index present

Literary Form

non fiction

Main title

The upside

Oclc number

1080520196

Responsibility statement

Abdel Sellou ; preface by Philippe Pozzo di Borgo ; in collaboration with Caroline Andrieu ; translated by Lauren Sentuc

Sub title

a memoir

Summary

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

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