Nagasaki
Emily Boyce
(Translated by)Description
Winner of the Académie française Grand Prix Award, Nagasaki tells the story of a man who lives quietly on his own on a suburban street - or so he believes.
'Speaks directly to the heart' Le Monde
In a house on a suburban street in Nagasaki, meteorologist Shimura Kobo lives quietly on his own. Or so he believes. Food begins to go missing. Perturbed by this threat to His orderly life, Shimura sets up a webcam to monitor his home. But though eager to identify his intruder, is Shimura really prepared for what the camera will reveal? This prize-winning novel is a heart-rending tale of alienation in the modern world.
Product Details
| Publisher | Gallic Books |
| Publish Date | January 20, 2015 |
| Pages | 112 |
| Language | English |
| Type |  Paperback / softback |
| EAN/UPC | 9781908313652 |
| Dimensions | 7.0 X 5.0 X 0.3 inches | 0.3 pounds |
About the Author
Éric Faye is a journalist who was born in Limoges, and is the prize-winning author of more than twenty books.
Emily Boyce is a translator and editor. She was shortlisted for the French Book Office New Talent in Translation Award in 2008, the French-American Translation Prize in 2016, and the Scott Moncrieff Prize in 2021. She lives in London.
Reviews
'In 109 pages what seemed at first a slight story unfolds, like those Japanese paper pellets that, dropped into water, expand into fragile, delicate beauty that touches the heart' The Spectator
'Speaks directly to the heart' Le Monde
'Éric Faye is a rare talent' Le Figaro
'Elegantly, without ever raising his voice, Éric Faye considers guilt, memory, our fragile sense of how to behave, and the selfishness of societies' L'Express
'An unexpectedly touching and intriguing gem' Mr B's Emporium of Reading Delights
'I found this reportage style fiction amazingly fresh. Éric Faye has taken a small news story and turned it into a human story about the people and the emotions behind the headlines' Winstonsdad's blog
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