by Rachel Kushner · LGF/Le Livre de Poche · libro de bolsillo · ISBN 9782253087236
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«Les Lance-flammes» is Rachel Kushner's coming-of-age novel, published by LGF/Le Livre de Poche in paperback (598 pages, in French).
Reno, passionate about speed, motorcycles and photography, arrives in New York's Soho in 1977, where dreamer artists educate her intellectually and sentimentally. Reno's relationship with Sandro Valera, son of a Milanese industrialist, takes her to Italy; both are caught up in the Years of Lead. Reno defines herself against art and deceit.
French translation of the original English The Flamethrowers, by Françoise Smith; finalist for the National Book Award in 2013.
For readers of literary and historical fiction, with an interest in the New York art scene of the seventies and Italy during the Years of Lead.
Rachel Kushner is an American writer, known for her novels Telex from Cuba (2008), The Flamethrowers (2013), The Mars Room (2018), and Creation Lake (2024).
