FRANCE CULTURE - In pursuit of the missing books (2/4) - 30/10/2018 - IN FRENCH

The transmission of fundamental texts of our culture has often only hung by a thread: a unique manuscript that one day appeared, was found and saved. What is this promise contained in the lost book that makes the finest bloodhounds search for it?

Around the figure of the "book hunter", we discover how the Sherlock Holmes of knowledge conduct their investigations to find missing books...