The village is in an uproar. Toussaint Legoupil has disappeared. He decided to go to China in search of his roots… and no one has seen him since. You need to know that Toussaint is from China originally – that’s where a French couple found him in an orphanage and adopted him –, but he’s black. Black and Chinese, it would have to make you wonder… In the plane, he’s lucky enough to run into Mimi, a childhood friend who will accompany him on this much-needed identity quest. A quest that gradually turns into a farce. Is this Black Chinaman taking us for a ride, with the narrator’s help?

Bursting with unexpected gems, Made in China is above all playful and interactive. As in his first novel, the author is constantly playing with the reader, poking fun at both rules and clichés. The result is a very cleverly constructed bit of entertainment.