And their children after them
Mathieu, Nicolas, 1978-2020
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August 1992. Fourteen-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 angst. Winner 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.
Main title:
And their children after them / Nicolas Mathieu ; translated from the French by William Rodarmor.
Author:
Mathieu, Nicolas, 1978-, authorRodarmor, William, translator
Imprint:
London : Sceptre, 2020.©2020
Collation:
420 pages ; 24 cm
Notes:
Originally published in French as: Leurs enfants aprés eux, 2018.Translated from the French.
Awards:
Winner of the Prix Concourt, 2018.
ISBN:
9781529303834 (paperback)
Dewey class:
843.92
Language:
EnglishFrench
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BRN:
369299
More Information:
| Location | Collection | Call number | Status/Desc |
|---|---|---|---|
| Beaumaris Library | Adult Fiction - General | MATH | Available |