Eli is mixed-race, Algerian mother and Afro-American father. She is 15 years old when she loses Daniel, her best friend and first love, during a march for Algeria's freedom in Paris. His father then decides to return home, in the USA, where the struggle for civil rights has just started. Eli will be part of it, unconditionally, her heart filled with hatred. It is thanks to her commitment to the Black Panthers that she will meet Jean Seberg, rebellious, uncompromising, and broken, like her, by the loss of a child. This intense friendship will help her to accept and to master the revolt that continuously rumbles inside herself.
Today, the only person she feels really close to is her grandson, Alexandre. Also, when he decides to disappear, she will be the only one able to understand and help him.
Marie Charrel is a journalist at Le Monde. A night with Jean Seberg is his fifth novel.
- Real and fictional characters mix together in this novel about personal beliefs and political commitment, from the 60's to today.
- An historical fresco with strong and endearing characters
- An ode to the open-mindedness, to the significance of the origins