| Author/Contributor(s): | Nothomb, Amélie ; Anderson, Alison |
| Publisher: | Europa Editions |
| Date: | 05/02/2023 |
| Binding: | Paperback |
| Condition: | NEW |
WINNER OF THE 2021 RENAUDOT PRIZE
WINNER OF THE 2022 STREGA EUROPEAN PRIZE
From acclaimed author Amélie Nothomb, a gentle homage to the man who gave her life.
The Republic of the Congo, 1964. A young man is facing a firing squad, preparing for his last moment on Earth. He reflects on his childhood with a distant mother, and the moments which have led to him finding himself staring death in the face.
Patrick Nothomb is a young diplomat, aged 28, when he is taken hostage with thousands of others in Stanleyville (now Kisangani) by rebels. Over the course of four months, Nothomb has negotiated with his captors each and every day, saving the lives of 1,500 citizens.
Inspired by the life of her father, who died at the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic, Amélie Nothomb slips into his shoes to give voice to his story.