Description
Paris, 1900. Aileen Bowman arrives at the Exposition Universelle, where all the world has gathered to witness the birth of modernity. A journalist in her mid-thirties, unmarried and fiercely independent, she has been sent to cover the Exposition for the New York Tribune, and her arrival soon creates a scandal in the city of lights.
But it seems the life she left behind on the distant Nevada plains may have followed her across the Atlantic, and before long Aileen finds herself caught in a deadly tussle between the old world and the new.
The final volume in Antonin Varenne's epic historical trilogy, The Canvas of the World takes us to heart of Paris, from the emerging metropolis to the neighbourhood brothels, in a novel driven by passion and a yearning for freedom.
Translated from the French by Sam Taylor
About the Author
Antonin Varenne was awarded the Prix Michel Lebrun and the Grand Prix du Jury Sang d'encre for Bed of Nails, his first novel to be translated into English. His second, Loser's Corner was awarded the Prix des Lecteurs Quais du polar - 20 minutes and the Prix du Meilleur Polar Francophone.
Reviews
Intense and sparkling -- Nils C. Ahl * Le Monde *
An epic - sensual and romantic -- Alexandra Schwartzbrod * Liberation *
[Varenne's] writing is always intelligent and thought-provoking -- Paul Burke * NB Magazine *
Book Information
ISBN 9781529403862
Author Antonin Varenne
Format Paperback
Page Count 288
Imprint MacLehose Press
Publisher Quercus Publishing
Weight(grams) 200g
Dimensions(mm) 198mm * 128mm * 28mm
