by ENARD MATHIAS · tapa blanda · ISBN 9782330081492
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«Boussole» is the novel by Mathias Enard, published by Actes Sud in paperback (482 pages, in French).
The musicologist Franz Ritter, ill and sleepless in Vienna, recalls his travels through the Middle East and the writers, musicians and orientalists who shaped his fascination with that region. Among those memories emerges Sarah, a difficult love, while the novel reflects on the ties between Europe and the Arab world and the history of colonialism.
Novel winner of the 2015 Prix Goncourt. This French edition was published in 2017 in the Babel collection.
For readers of contemporary French literature interested in the cultural crossover between Europe and the Middle East.
Mathias Énard is a French writer and translator. He is the recipient of several literary awards, including the Prix Goncourt in 2015, for his novel Compass. Since 2020, he has produced and hosted a literary program on France Culture.
