The Wide World
An epic novel of family fortune, twisted secrets and love - the first volume in THE GLORIOUS YEARS series
- Hardcover
512 pages
- Release Date
12 December 2023
Summary
ONE OF THE TIMES’ FAVOURITE NOVELS OF 2023
‘The Wide World is one of his best … Compellingly plotted, stuffed with great characters, thought-provokingly situated in history - honestly, what else do you want from a novel?’ The Times
‘Literature with conviction; a furious talent’ L’Obs
The first volume of THE GLORIOUS YEARS series, translated by Frank Wynne
Beirut, 1948. The Pelletier family returns…
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Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9781472292100 |
|---|---|
| ISBN-10: | 1472292103 |
| Author: | Pierre Lemaitre, Frank Wynne |
| Publisher: | Headline Publishing Group |
| Imprint: | Tinder Press |
| Format: | Hardcover |
| Number of Pages: | 512 |
| Release Date: | 12 December 2023 |
| Weight: | 800g |
| Dimensions: | 236mm x 164mm x 44mm |
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Critics Review
The Wide World is one of his best … Compellingly plotted, stuffed with great characters, thought-provokingly situated in history * The Times *
Pierre Lemaitre skilfully captivates and stuns the reader * Le Figaro Litteraire *
Storytelling with never a dull moment * Le Figaro *
Lemaitre casts his net wide, skilfully contrasting the vibrancy, exoticism and dangerous excitement of Saigon and Beirut in the years after the second world war with the drab, careworn city that Paris has become * Financial Times *
You have the ingredients Balzac would have cooked with…and it is exactly those 19th century novels that Lemaitre will remind you of * Sunday Times *
About The Author
Pierre Lemaitre
Pierre Lemaitre was born in Paris in 1951. He worked for many years as a teacher of literature before becoming a novelist.
He has won the Crime Writers’ Association International Dagger three times, once alongside Fred Vargas, for Alex, and twice as sole winner for Camille and The Great Swindle. In 2013 The Great Swindle (published in French as Au revoir la-haut) won the Prix Goncourt, France’s leading literary award.
In addition to his Brigade Criminelle novels starring Commandant Camille Verhoeven, Lemaitre writes standalone thrillers including Blood Wedding.
Frank Wynne is an award-winning writer and translator. His previous translations include works by Virginie Despentes, Javier Cercas and Michel Houllebecq. He chaired the jury of the 2022 Booker International. Most recently his translation of The Art of Losing won the 2022 Dublin Literary Award.
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