Je préfère qu'ils me croient mort

Synopsis of Je préfère qu'ils me croient mort

«Je préfère qu'ils me croient mort» is the novel by Ahmed Kalouaz, published by Rouergue in hardback (112 pages, in French).

Kounandi, a boy from Mali, is recruited at age 13 to play football in France. He dreams of succeeding at the big European clubs, but discovers the dark side of the business: many young people fall into trafficking networks. Abandoned on the outskirts of Paris without money or papers, his story reflects that of hundreds of Africans deceived every year.

Published on 16 February 2011, it is one of the young adult works in Rouergue's catalogue.

For readers of young adult fiction, especially those interested in football and stories with a social background.