Adrien Blouët, born in 1992, studied in Paris’ Beaux Arts before going to Shanghai in the Offshore school. He discovers anthropology, which leads him to writing and then turns towards fiction. His first novel, L’Absence de ciel was published by Notabilia and selected for The Prix du Premier Roman and the Prix Envoyé par la poste 2019. His second novel, Les immeubles de fer came out in France in October 2021 and was published by Notabilia.