Our Europe - Banquet of Nations

A history of Europe like you've never read before. From the industrial revolution through two world wars and to the birth of the European Union, Our Europe sets in free verse the story of 150 years of growth, confrontation, hope, defeat and passion.

About the author

Laurent Gaudé is a French novelist and playwright. After being nominated for the 2002 Prix Concourt with The Death of King Tsongor, he won the award in 2004 for his novel The Sun of the Scorta. Europa Editions published Hear Our Defeats in February 2019.Alison Anderson’s translations for Europa Editions include novels by Sélim Nassib, Amélie Nothomb, and Eric-Emmanuel Schmitt. She is the translator of The Elegance of the Hedgehog (Europa, 2008) and The Life of the Elves (Europa, 2016) by Muriel Barbery.

Summary

A history of Europe like you’ve never read before. From the industrial revolution through two world wars and to the birth of the European Union, Our Europe sets in free verse the story of 150 years of growth, confrontation, hope, defeat and passion.

Product details

• Authors: Laurent Gaude, Laurent Gaudé
• Assisted by: Alison Anderson (Translation)
• Publisher: Europa Editions
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 30.09.2020
• EAN: 9781787702080
• ISBN: 978-1-78770-208-0
• Subjects: Fiction > Poetry, drama; Humanities, art, music > Linguistics and literary studies > General and comparative literary studies; POETRY / European / French, Poetry by individual poets