The People in the Photo
Published on 30. November 2017
Book
Hardback
256 pages
978-1-910477-49-6 (ISBN)
Description
"Gestern has an amazing way with words." ?San Francisco Book Review
"Will make readers want to open that old box of photos and look again." ?Minneapolis Star Tribune
The cloth-bound edition of an award-winning tale of old photographs, family secrets, and blossoming friendship, told through letters and emails.
"Will make readers want to open that old box of photos and look again." ?Minneapolis Star Tribune
The cloth-bound edition of an award-winning tale of old photographs, family secrets, and blossoming friendship, told through letters and emails.
Reviews / Votes
'Genuinely affecting ... a tightly-controlled, well-paced and, at times, heart-wrenching read' Independent on Sunday'A beguiling and compelling love story' Sunday Times
'This first novel has won a slew of prizes in France, and it's easy to see why with its clever use of a letters format (updated to include emails and texts), the expertly developed search for hidden family truths, the interweaving of the past and present and the correspondents' friendship ... This is an admirably thoughtful and sensitive work' Daily Mail
'Enchanting ... ultimately uplifting... Gestern reassures us that the pain of one generation need not carry over to the next' The Spectator
'Prompts us to consider identity and memory, and how the two are warped through time' Financial Times
'This book hasn't won almost 20 awards for nothing - it's an addictive read' The Sun
'Author Helene Gestern has an amazing way with words, writing a mystery that will quickly draw you in and refuse to let go until you know what really happened to connect these two people together' San Francisco Book Review
'Gestern's debut novel is a fast, satisfying read that will make readers want to open that old box of photos and look again' Minneapolis Star Tribune
'An intriguing page-turner' France Magazine
More details
Edition
Special Edition
Language
English
Place of publication
United Kingdom
Publishing group
Pushkin Press
Edition type
Special edition
Product notice
Cloth over boards
Dimensions
Height: 177 mm
Width: 127 mm
ISBN-13
978-1-910477-49-6 (9781910477496)
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Schweitzer Classification
Persons
Helene Gestern was born in 1971. She teaches and researches in the field of linguistics at CNRS and sits on the editorial committee of a literary review dedicated to autobiographical writing. Her first novel, The People in the Photo, won more than 20 literary awards and draws upon, among other things, her interests in photography and cats. She lives and works in Nancy.
Emily Boyce is a translator and editor. She was shortlisted for the French Book Office New Talent in Translation Award in 2008, the French-American Translation Prize in 2016, and the Scott Moncrieff Prize in 2021. She lives in London.
Emily Boyce is a translator and editor. She was shortlisted for the French Book Office New Talent in Translation Award in 2008, the French-American Translation Prize in 2016, and the Scott Moncrieff Prize in 2021. She lives in London.