Description
With her sensitive prose and innate sense of drama, French-Lebanese writer Venus Khoury-Ghata brings Mandelstam back to life and allows him to have the last word-proving that literature is one of the surest means to fight against barbarism.
About the Author
Novelist and poet, Venus Khoury-Ghata is the author of many books. Her works have been awarded prestigious prizes, including the Goncourt de la Poesie and the Prix Renaudot Poche for La fiancee etait a dos d'ane (2015). Three collections of her poems and one novel have appeared in English in the United States; She Says was a finalist for the National Book Critics' Circle Award in poetry in 2003. Teresa Lavender Fagan, winner of the 2018 French Voices Award for excellence in publication and translation, is a freelance translator living in Chicago; she has translated numerous works for Seagull Books and a number of other publishers.
Book Information
ISBN 9780857426536
Author Venus Khoury-Ghata
Format Hardback
Page Count 120
Imprint Seagull Books London Ltd
Publisher Seagull Books London Ltd
Dimensions(mm) 203mm * 127mm * 15mm