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Abdel Sellou and Philippe Pozzo di Borgo were two people marginalized by society: Sellou a wisecracking, unemployed immigrant, just out on parole; Pozzo a man born to wealth and privilege, recently paralyzed from the neck down after a paragliding accident. 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Sellou's fictional reincarnation, Driss, played to critical acclaim by French comedian Omar Sy in the movie  Les Intouchables , captured the hearts of millions with his edgy charm. Already a bestseller in France and Germany,  You Changed My Life  shows us the real man behind Sy's smiling face. The book takes us from his childhood spent stealing candy from the local grocery store, to his career as a pickpocket and scam artist, to his unexpected employment as a companion for a quadriplegic.Sellou has never before divulged the details of his past.  In many interviews and documentaries, he has evaded or shrugged off the question of his childhood and his stay in prison, until now. He tells his story with a stunning amount of talent, with humour, style, and- though he denies that he has any- humility. 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