Your Father's Room
Michel Déon
(Author)
Julian Evans
(Translator)
Description
The acclaimed author of The Foundling Boy brings us a fictionalised memoir about a childhood between Paris and Monaco.
'A delight' Independent on Sunday
A vivid recreation of the interwar period, Michel Déon's fictionalised memoir is a touching and very true depiction of boyhood and how our early experiences affect us.
Édouard (Michel Déon's real name) looks back on his 1920s childhood spent in Paris and Monte Carlo. Within a bourgeois yet unconventional upbringing, 'Teddy', an observant and sensitive boy, must deal with not just the universal trials of growing up, but also the sudden tragedy that strikes at the heart of his family.
Product Details
Price
$14.95
$13.90
Publisher
Gallic Books
Publish Date
June 13, 2017
Pages
112
Dimensions
5.1 X 7.8 X 0.3 inches | 0.2 pounds
Language
English
Type
Paperback
EAN/UPC
9781910477342
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About the Author
Michel Déon published over fifty works. He was the recipient of numerous awards, including the Prix Interallié for his 1970 novel, Les Poneys Sauvages (The Wild Ponies). His 1973 novel, Un Taxi Mauve, garnered him international renown when it received the esteemed title of the Grand Prix du roman de l'Académie française. His novels have been translated into numerous languages. He was considered one of the most innovative French writers of the 21st century. A member of the Académie française, Déon was one of just forty members who are elected by their peers to serve for life. Déon died in 2016.Julian Evans grew up in Australia and London in the 1960s. He is a writer and translator. He has written and presented radio and television documentaries and writes for English and French newspapers and magazines including The Guardian, Prospect, Times Literary Supplement and L'Atelier du Roman. He is a recipient of the Prix du Rayonnement de la Langue Française from the Académie Française. He currently lives in London with his wife and their two children.
Reviews
Praise for The Foundling Boy and The Foundling's War: Our lives would be all the richer if we read a Michel Deon novel - a modern classic' William Boyd 'I loved this book for the way, in its particularities and its casual narration, it admitted me to a world I knew nothing about, and the many ways it made me care. It is not just a glimpse into the past, but the study of the heart of a man and his times.' Paul Theroux 'Inspired by Henry Fielding's 18th-century novel Tom Jones, about a similarly clueless but likable character making his way on the road of life. As witty as its English forebear but with French savoir-faire, The Foundling Boy may win new readers for books translated from French' New York Times 'Quiet, wryly funny prose ... a delight' Independent on Sunday 'It is shamefully parochial of us that this eminent writer has been so ignored by the anglophone world' Sunday Times 'A big-hearted coming-of-age shaggy-dog story ... [Deon's] novel leaves you feeling better about life' The Spectator 'Remarkable ... Rooted in 19th-century realism but profoundly subversive of its conventions ... Deserves a place alongside Flaubert's Sentimental Education and Le Grand Meaulnes.' New Statesman
