The attack on the "Charlie Hebdo" newsroom: an investigation full of revelations, reflections, testimonies.

"An incredible story that no screenwriter would dare to invent. Anaïs Ginori was one of the first journalists to arrive at the scene of the event. Her narrative is distinguished by its sobriety, clarity and continuous emotion." - Jérôme Garcin, L'Obs

"An explosive book, a beautiful and moving history of print media." - Julien Rebucci, Les Inrocks

"A strong, shocking text that holds your breath. Somewhere between a topical document and a crime novel, Charlie's Newsagent is the true story, seen from the inside, of the seven terrible days that France experienced in January 2015." - Gérard Collard, La Griffe Noire


 

"At the newsstand, different life cycles mix: from a few hours for newspapers to several months for some trade magazines and special issues. The only one that never goes by is him, Patrick Deschamps, for more than 30 years. With his face like an American actor, the stature of a rugby player, and the vivid, penetrating gaze under his elegant felt hat, the Saint-Germain-des-Prés newsboy always stays in his place. Every morning, the same ritual. The first to arrive in this triangle, where literature and reality have blended for more than a century, is always Patrick."

Patrick's newsstand in Saint-Germain-des-Prés is one of the oldest in Paris. Every morning, illustrators Cabu and Wolinski drop by to buy newspapers before going to work. On Jan. 7, 2015, the ritual is repeated, and afterwards the two set off for the "Charlie Hebdo" newsroom. And then the attack, the shooting, the terrorists' escape. In these pages Anaïs Ginori recounts the extraordinary coincidences of a tragedy that changed the face of France and gives us a fascinating reading of it. Charlie's Newsagent, starting with the chronicle of that January 7, tells us how History entered the house of stories, tells us about the rebirth of the "age of paper" and the miraculous resistance of the press against barbarism.