And Their Children After Them

by Nicolas Mathieu

Book Overview

Winner of the 2018 Prix Goncourt, this poignant coming-of-age tale captures the distinct feeling of summer in a region left behind by global progress.

August 1992. One afternoon during a heatwave in a desolate valley somewhere in eastern France, with its dormant blast furnaces and its lake, fourteen-year-old Anthony and his cousin decide to steal a canoe to explore the famous nude beach across the water. The trip ultimately takes Anthony...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1892746778
• ISBN13: 9781892746771
• Release Date: April 2020
• Publisher: Other Press (NY)
• Length: 432 Pages
• Weight: 1.70 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.2" x 6.0" x 8.9"