We are the Birds of the Coming Storm

Tells a story that centers on two young women: Voltairine, a dancer who no longer dances but whose body is still haunted by the movement of dance, and her soulmate Emile, a young woman recovering from unexpected cardiac arrest. The girls are inseparable, and both their lives have been shattered by the horror of rape.

About the author

Lola Lafon is a French composer, singer, and writer. David and Nicole Ball have translated nine books from French, including Abdourahman A. Waberi's Passage of Tears, also published by Seagull Books.

Summary

Tells a story that centers on two young women: Voltairine, a dancer who no longer dances but whose body is still haunted by the movement of dance, and her soulmate Emile, a young woman recovering from unexpected cardiac arrest. The girls are inseparable, and both their lives have been shattered by the horror of rape.

Product details

• Authors: Lola Lafon
• Assisted by: David Ball (Translation), Nicole Ball (Translation)
• Publisher: Seagull Books London Ltd
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 02.09.2014
• EAN: 9780857421890
• ISBN: 978-0-85742-189-0
• No. of pages: 320
• Dimensions: 230 mm x 161 mm x 32 mm
• Weight: 678 g
• Series: French List; French List; The French List - (Seagull titles CHUP)
• Subject: Fiction > Narrative literature