by Jérôme Ferrari · Actes Sud Editions · tapa blanda · ISBN 9782330012595
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«Le sermon sur la chute de Rome» is the novel by Jérôme Ferrari, published by Actes Sud Editions in paperback (202 pages, in French).
In a Corsican village, two local young men leave behind their philosophy studies on the mainland and turn the local bar into «the best of all possible worlds» according to Leibniz. But the venture awakens old wounds and corruption. The novel dialogues with Saint Augustine's sermon on the fragility of earthly kingdoms.
Published in 2012, it was awarded the Prix Goncourt that same year; the cover shows the subtitle «roman».
For readers of contemporary literary fiction, especially those seeking French novels set in Corsica.
Jérôme Ferrari is a French writer and translator. He won the 2012 Prix Goncourt for his novel Le Sermon sur la chute de Rome.
