Used book – The Master of Noon, Christian Quesada

The book by the champion of Les 12 coups de midi!

The last of a family of "pieds-noirs" (French Algerians), Christian is a gifted student and a regular on the honor roll. In adolescence, his schooling takes a turn for the worse. Everything bores and disgusts him. He becomes the class dunce and drops out of school at 15.

While he appears to be an outcast, Christian secretly trains like a high-level athlete. He devours all sources of knowledge he can get his hands on: dictionaries, the Quid, encyclopedias... Every day he pushes the limits of his brain to become unchallengeable, "to be the best."

On the set of Des Chiffres et des lettres, his talent first shines through. He becomes the only player in history to win the three biggest tournaments of the game. But his demons catch up to him. The fall is dizzying. He loses everything: job, friends, housing, even sleeping on the street.

At 52, Christian survives on welfare. He tries to take care of his two sons while maintaining his dignity. A little before she died, his mother told him about the show Les 12 coups de midi, on TF1. To honor her, he participates. He breaks all records and becomes, six months later, the greatest champion in the history of television game shows.

"A must-read book for all fans of the champion" Purepeople "Christian reveals himself with an open heart" Voici "Behind this atypical contestant lies a man whose life as an excessive gambler is punctuated by highs and lows" TV Magazine

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