"You Saved My Life" tells the extraordinary true story of the
charming Algerian con-man whose friendship with a disabled French
aristocrat inspired the record-breaking hit film, "The
Intouchables."""Sellou''s fictional reincarnation, Driss, played to
critical acclaim by French comedian Omar Sy in the movie "Les
Intouchables," captured the hearts of millions with his edgy charm.
Already a bestseller in France and Germany, "You Changed My Life"
shows us the real man behind Sy''s smiling face. The book takes us
from his childhood spent stealing candy from the local grocery
store, to his career as a pickpocket and scam artist, to his
unexpected employment as a companion for a quadriplegic.Sellou has
never before divulged the details of his past. In many interviews
and documentaries, he has evaded or shrugged off the question of
his childhood and his stay in prison, until now. He tells his story
with a stunning amount of talent, with humor, style, and--though he
denies that he has any--humility.
Sellou''s idiosyncratic and candidly charming voice is
magnificently captured in this memoir, a fact to which his friend
Philippe Pozzo di Borgo testifies in his touching preface for the
book.