Didier van Covelaert (b. 1960) is a renowned French writer (known in Russia as “van Coveler”), winner of many literary awards, including the Goncourt Prize (for the novel “One Way”), screenwriter and playwright ( French Academy Theater Prize for the play “The Astronomer”, Moliere Prize for Best Musical Comedy, etc.). In his new novel, Dating X, international bestselling author Didier van Covelaert delivers a ruthless, witty tale of rebellion and rebirth as a boy and girl emerge from the impasse that their lives have put them in. Dating X is a rare book about football and pornography. which will be of interest not only to men. She is an aspiring porn star. He is a promising foreign football player. By the time they were nineteen, they had already seen everything, experienced everything, been through everything. Meeting in a modern slave market among traders who turn people into goods, they will find each other, and this acquaintance will help them rediscover long-forgotten dreams, a sense of humor and self-esteem.