My Devotion - Couverture souple

Kerninon, Julia

Couverture souple

ISBN 10 : 1609456149 ISBN 13 : 9781609456146

Editeur : Europa Editions, 2020

Synopsis

Winner of the 2018 Fénéon Literary Prize

A captivating and profound exploration of the mysterious connections between love, submission, and creation.

Helen and Franck, both born into high-ranking diplomatic families, meet in Rome as high-school students and immediately detect in each other the wounded child hidden beneath their gilded social status. Their relationship becomes a dangerous, explosive mix of love and friendship.

Immediately after Helen's graduation, they leave their past and family behind to move in together in her apartment in Amsterdam. While Helen immerses herself in her studies and embarks on a promising academic career, Frank, after a few difficult years, makes a spectacular debut on the Dutch Art scene with his first paintings. Helen remains faithfully by his side during his rise to fame, overseeing the domestic details of his life in apparent total self-abnegation.

Are introverted Helen and flamboyant Franck who they really appear to be? Are they victims or monsters? Kerninon's English language debut, full of masterfully orchestrated twists and turns, leaves these simple distinctions behind, and progresses into far more fascinating terrain.

A propos du livre

À propos des auteurs

Born in Nantes in 1987, Julia Kerninon has a doctorate in American Literature. Her first novel, Buvard, has won many awards, including the Prix Françoise Sagan. She was granted a Lagardère young writer's scholarship in 2014. Her second novel, Le dernier amour d'Attila Kiss, won the Prix de la Closerie des Lilas in 2016.

Alison Anderson is the author of the novels Hidden Latitudes and Darwin's Wink. Her translations for Europa Editions include four books by Eric-Emmanuel Schmitt, Amélie Nothomb's bestselling novels, and Muriel Barbery's New York Times bestselling novel, The Elegance of the Hedgehog.

Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: Europa Editions
• Date d'édition: 2020
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN 10: 1609456149
• ISBN 13: 9781609456146
• Reliure: Broché
• Nombre de pages: 272
• Coordonnées du fabricant: non disponible
• Personne responsable: non disponible