Richard Gaitet

Les ours blancs ne perdent pas le nord

August 27, 2025
Youth Novel
240 pages
13 €
9782211340427
978-2-2113-4042-7
Illustrated by Anne-Hélène Dubray

“Neuf” collection

																Richard Gaitet, Les ours blancs ne perdent pas le nord
																Richard Gaitet, Les ours blancs ne perdent pas le nord

Alert! The ice floe is out of control! The ice is melting at breakneck speed! The North Pole is getting hot for Ob, a shy bespectacled bear, as well as for all the animals around him. To survive, there are two possibilities: flee on the back of an iceberg or resist the madness of the despicable Yamal, determined to turn the Arctic into a new highway.

In this unequal fight, Ob will find allies: a brilliant Sicilian inventor, a very-very-very touchy witch, a walrus surfer and especially Kara, a young Inuit who has only one ear left and unequaled courage. Join the battle of the ice!

The author

Born in Lyon in 1981 on a sparkling autumn day, Richard Gaitet is the author of three novels published by Intervalles Editions: Les heures pâles (2013), Découvrez Mykonos hors saison (2014) and L’aimant (2016, with drawings by Riff Reb’s). He then published two documentary stories with Paulsen Editions: Tête en l’air (2018) and Rimbaud Warriors (2019).
He is also a journalist for Arte Radio and Radio Nova, where he hosts and produces the podcasts “Bookmakers, les écrivain·e·s au travail” and “L’Arche de Nova”.
Richard Gaitet is also the co-author and voice of the animated series Culte – lecteurs sous influence, created by David Brun-Lambert and Aurélie Pollet, broadcast on the Arte website (2017). Finally, he participated in the screenplay of the film Si tu voyais son cœur, directed by Joan Chemla, with Gael García Bernal (2017).

August 27, 2025
Youth Novel
240 pages
13 €
9782211340427
978-2-2113-4042-7
Illustrated by Anne-Hélène Dubray

“Neuf” collection