And Their Children After Them
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Named a Best Book of the Year by The Times (UK) and the Los Angeles Public LibraryWinner of the 2018 Goncourt Prize, 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 to his first love and a summer that will determine everything that happens afterward. Nicolas Mathieu conjures up a valley, an era, and the political journey of a young generation that has to forge its own path in a dying world. Four summers and four defining moments, from "Smells Like Teen Spirit" to the 1998 World Cup, encapsulate the hectic lives of the inhabitants of a France far removed from the centers of globalization, torn between decency and rage.
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- ISBN-13: 9781892746771
- ISBN-10: 1892746778
- Publisher: Other Press (NY)
- Publish Date: April 2020
- Dimensions: 8.9 x 6 x 1.2 inches
- Shipping Weight: 1.15 pounds
- Page Count: 432
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