bAn international bestseller and finalist for the Prix Goncourt, France's most prestigious literary award, iThe Age of Reinvention iis a suspenseful...Gatsby-esque odyssey...laced with provocative observations of prejudice, politics, and sexism iPublishers Weeklyi, starred review.b pTop Manhattan criminal defense attorney Sam Tahar seems to have it all fame, fortune, an enviable marriage to a prominent socialite, and two wonderful children. But his success is built on a lie--he isn't the person he pretends to be. p Growing up a poor Muslim immigrant inside a grimy Paris apartment tower, Samir Tahar seemed destined for a life on the margins--until he decided he was going to cut through the bars of his social jail cell, even if he had to do it with his teeth. At law school in Montpelier, France, he became fast friends with Jewish student Samuel Baron. The two were inseparable until the irresistible Nina, torn between the men, ultimately chose Samuel. Samir fled to America, where he assum