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The French Father
Author(s): Alain Elkann (Author), Alastair McEwen (Translator)
- Publisher: Pushkin Press
- Publication Date: 26 Nov. 2010
- Language: English
- Print length: 120 pages
- ISBN-10: 190654834X
- ISBN-13: 9781906548346
Book Description
Two men are buried alongside each other in the cemetery of Montparnasse – one strict, upper middle class, a firm adherer to the values and principles of the grande bourgeoisie, and the other an unconventional man whose exuberant lifestyle and creative imagination echoed in his roaring laughter. Having now become companions in the afterlife, under the ironic and tender smile of the sculptured angel guarding their tombs – The French Father describes the dialogue these two men might have had. Elkann finds harmony in the clashing proximity of his father, a man of stern measures and the unruly artist. What could have been a story of grief becomes one of peaceful vitality united through a shared inheritance and faith.
Editorial Reviews
Review
Elkann’s writing is dry and well-observed … a delightful book –Jennifer Lipman, Jewish Chronicle
About the Author
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.
