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Tag: Translated: French

Adele leila slimani
April 16, 2019

Adèle by Leïla Slimani

Translated by Sam Taylor Review by Annabel Slimani’s first novel to be translated into English, Lullaby, took the English-speaking publishing world by storm. It…

No Place to Lay One's Head by Francoise Frenkel
February 5, 2019

No Place to Lay One’s Head by Francoise Frenkel

Translated by Stephanie Smee Reviewed by Harriet When I was first offered this book for review, I turned it down, for reasons that are…

The Lady and the Little Fox Fur by Violette Leduc
October 25, 2018

The Lady and the Little Fox Fur by Violette Leduc

Translated by Derek Coltman Review by Karen Langley There’s been a buzz recently about Penguin’s (re?) launch of their European Writers series, with the…

August 14, 2018

The Bright Side of Life by Emile Zola

Translated by Andrew Rothwell Reviewed by Harriet Fans of Monty Python may have a bit of trouble with this title – I’ve had their…

July 24, 2018

Vernon Subutex 2 by Virginie Despentes

Translated by Frank Wynne Review by Basil Ransome-Davies Almost two decades ago I saw a French movie called Baise-moi. It contained, besides much simulated…

Disoriental-by-Negar-Djavadi
July 17, 2018

Disoriental by Négar Djavadi

Translated by Tina A Kover Review by Marina Sofia With a blurb promising a story of growing up in exile and even the title…

Retribution-Road antonin varenne
July 12, 2018

Retribution Road by Antonin Varenne

Translated by Sam Taylor Review by Gill Davies Having become rather jaded with the predictability of the crime fiction genre and wearied by the…

Savages: The Wedding
February 20, 2018

Savages: The Wedding by Sabri Louatah

Translated by Gavin Bowd Reviewed by Annabel This debut novel is the first volume of Louatah’s planned Saint-Étienne quartet named after the French city…

Lullaby by Leïla Slimani
January 23, 2018

Lullaby by Leïla Slimani

Translated by Sam Taylor Reviewed by Harriet Moroccan born novelist Leïla Slimani is not the first woman to win France’s most prestigious literary prize,…

Shadows and Sun by Dominique Sylvain
November 16, 2017

Shadows and Sun by Dominique Sylvain

Translated by Neil Caistor Reviewed by Terence Jagger I enjoyed this book, set amongst the French police in Paris and in Abidjan, but that’s…

zola love story
November 14, 2017

A Love Story by Émile Zola

Translated by Helen Constantine Reviewed by Harriet Here on Shiny we’ve reviewed several of the new Oxford World Classics editions of the novels of…

July 13, 2017

The Portrait by Antoine Laurain

Translated by Jane Aitken and Emily Boyce Review by Annabel French author Antoine Laurain has already got himself an army of fans (or should…

The Santiago Pilgrimage by Jean-Christophe Rufin
June 13, 2017

The Santiago Pilgrimage by Jean-Christophe Rufin

Translated by Martina Devis & Malcolm Imrie Reviewed by Terence Jagger Monsieur Rufin is an impressive man, having founded Médecins sans Frontières, been an…

June 6, 2017

Maigret Goes to School by Georges Simenon

Translated by Linda Coverdale Reviewed by Harriet What was he doing there? A hundred times, in the middle of an investigation, he’d had the…

Checkpoint Rufin
June 6, 2017

Checkpoint by Jean-Christophe Rufin

Translated by Alison Anderson Review by Terence Jagger The first character we meet is Maud, a young and naive Frenchwoman who is apparently badly…

February 7, 2017

The Gardens of Consolation by Parisa Reza

Translated by Adriana Hunter Reviewed by Terence Jagger “To the east, bare earth as far as the eye can see. To the west, hills…

October 19, 2016

About My Mother by Tahar Ben Jelloun

Translated by Ros Schwartz & Lulu Norman Reviewed by Alice Farrant About My Mother is the story of a Lalla Fatma, written down by…

October 18, 2016

Diary of the Dark Years 1940 – 1944 by Jean Guéhenno

Translated and annotated by David Ball Review by Terence Jagger This is a sombre book, the diary of a thoughtful but determined man – …

October 13, 2016

French Rhapsody by Antoine Laurain

Translated by Jane Aitken and Emily Boyce Reviewed by Annabel I experienced the sheer joy of reading French author Antoine Laurain earlier this summer…

October 11, 2016

Night Flight by Antoine de Saint-Exupéry

Translated by David Carter Reviewed by Simon If the name Antoine de Saint-Exupéry means anything to you, it probably only means one thing: The…

August 23, 2016

Blood Wedding by Pierre Lemaitre

Translated by Frank Wynne Reviewed by Annabel In the UK, Lemaitre has been best-known for his ‘Brigade Criminelle’ trilogy of novels featuring the detective…

Marie by Madeleine Bourdouxhe
August 3, 2016

Marie by Madeleine Bourdouxhe

Translated by Faith Evans Reviewed by Rachel Fenn Belgian writer Madeleine Bourdouxhe’s intriguing novella, originally published in 1943, has been newly translated by Faith…

June 30, 2016

Paris Vagabond by Jean-Paul Clébert

Translated by Donald Nicholson-Smith Reviewed by Karen Langley There’s a current literary trend of reissuing lost classics, and one of the most reliable imprints…

Ladivine
June 30, 2016

Ladivine by Marie Ndiaye

Translated from French by Jordan Stump Reviewed by Kate Gardner Marie Ndiaye’s latest book could be described as a surrealist family saga, perhaps even…

June 23, 2016

The Sun King Conspiracy by Yves Jégo & Denis Lépée

Translated by Sue Dyson Reviewed by Helen Skinner This fascinating and complex historical thriller is set in 1661 at the court of France’s Sun…

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