Overview
- Et la joie de vivre sold 63,574 copies in its first week after the February 17 release, placing it at the top of the weekly sales chart.
- The book is No. 1 in France, the United Kingdom, Germany and Norway, according to publisher figures and sales reporting.
- Flammarion has already ordered two reprints following an initial 150,000-copy run to meet stronger-than-expected demand.
- Published simultaneously in 22 languages, the memoir details the crimes and the trial that followed Gisèle Pelicot’s refusal of a closed hearing.
- Pelicot met Queen Camilla in London during her promotional tour, following an earlier letter from the queen praising her courage, with further stops scheduled in Germany, Spain, Italy, Canada and New York.