The Hidden Temple of Zerzura or the Epic of the Stone of Amun is my first novel. I grew up in La Rochelle with a father and mother, both great readers, who instilled in me a love of books. My university studies took me to Poitiers and then Paris, and concluded with a doctorate in robotics. This opened the doors to the industrial world where I worked for 30 years. My adventure in Siwa, Egypt, began in 2012. This beautiful oasis and the desert that surrounds it are so fascinating in their history and mysteries that I wanted, through novel writing, to share this little-known wealth that I discovered over the years. The Black Lions Library mentioned in the novel really exists; I helped my partner create it in 2020.