Used book – Les grands, Sylvain Prudhomme

Guinea-Bissau, 2012. Couto, a guitarist in a famous band from the late 1970s, now lives by his wits. As a coup d'état looms, he learns of the death of Dulce, the band's singer, who was also his first love. Night falls on the capital, the streets buzz with activity, and Couto walks, going from bar to terrace, from one friend to another. Thirty years flash through his mind: memories of a beloved woman, of the guerrilla war against the Portuguese, but also of the heyday of a band that played new music around the world, driven by the impetus and pride of a nation. In the heart of the city where men and women continue to go about their business, oblivious to the first gunshots, Couto and other former band members have a meeting: it's concert night at the Chiringuitó.