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The French Father centres on a dialogue between two men buried alongside each other in the Parisian cemetery of Montparnasse – now companions in the afterlife. One man, the author’s father, is strict, upper middle class, and a firm believer in the values and principles of the grande bourgeoisie. The other is the artist Roland Topor, screenwriter of Polanski’s The Tenant – unconventional, exuberant and creative.
Elkann finds harmony in the clashing proximity of his stern father and the unruly artist. What might have been a story of grief becomes one of peaceful vitality united through a shared inheritance and faith.
Elkann finds harmony in the clashing proximity of his stern father and the unruly artist. What might have been a story of grief becomes one of peaceful vitality united through a shared inheritance and faith.
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Alain Elkann was born in New York in 1950. An award-winning novelist, essayist and journalist, he has published over twenty books and is a regular contributor to various Italian newspapers and magazines including La Stampa, Nuovi Argomenti and Panta. In 2009 Elkann was awarded the prestigious Legion d’Honneur by the French Republic.
The French Father is Pushkin’s second translation of a work by Elkann, following the publication of Envy in 2007.
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The French Father is Pushkin’s second translation of a work by Elkann, following the publication of Envy in 2007.
"Elkann's writing is dry and well-observed ... a delightful book." - Jennifer Lipman, Jewish Chronicle
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- PublisherPushkin Press
- Publication date2013
- ISBN 10 1908968044
- ISBN 13 9781908968043
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