- Hem
- Böcker
- Skönlitteratur
- Övrigt inom skönlitteratur
- And Their Children After Them (häftad, eng)
And Their Children After Them (häftad, eng)
''[A] page-turner of a novel . . . I couldn''t put the book down'' - New York Times
''A multi-viewpoint panorama...
Produktbeskrivning
''[A] page-turner of a novel . . . I couldn''t put the book down'' - New York Times
''A multi-viewpoint panorama of thwarted aspirations, spiced with breathy sex scenes and nostalgic detail.'' - Mail on Sunday
August 1992Fourteen-year-old Anthony and his cousin decide to steal a canoe to fight their all-consuming boredom on a lazy summer afternoon. Their simple act of defiance will lead to Anthony''s first love and his first real summer - that one summer that comes to define everything that follows.
Over four sultry summers in the 1990s, Anthony and his friends grow up in a France trapped between nostalgia and decline, decency and rage, desperate to escape their small town, the scarred countryside and grey council estates, in search of a more hopeful future.
Nicolas Mathieu''s eloquent novel gives a pitch-perfect depiction of teenage angstWinner of the Prix Goncourt, it won praise for its portrayal of people living on the margins and shines a light on the struggles of French society today.
''Deeply felt . . . An exceptional portrait of youth'' - Irish Times
Format | Häftad |
Omfång | 432 sidor |
Språk | Engelska |
Förlag | Hodder & Stoughton |
Utgivningsdatum | 2021-07-01 |
ISBN | 9781529303865 |
Specifikation
Böcker
- Häftad, 432, Engelska, Hodder & Stoughton, 2021-07-01, 9781529303865
Leverans
Betalning
Specifikation
Böcker
- Format Häftad
- Antal sidor 432
- Språk Engelska
- Förlag Hodder & Stoughton
- Utgivningsdatum 2021-07-01
- ISBN 9781529303865