By Gallic Books on May 14, 2010
Muriel Barbery is the best-selling author of The Elegance of the Hedgehog and The Gourmet. In this interview, the media-shy Frenchwoman reveals to Jennifer Whitehead the joy she took in writing The Gourmet; the shadow Marcel Proust casts over French literature; and why she won’t tell us about her most memorable meal.
Posted in Fiction, General and literary | Tagged food, Interviews, translation
By Bloomsbury on March 9, 2010
Watch a trailer for Delphine de Vigan’s bestselling novel, No and Me, newly translated from the French by George Miller.
Posted in Fiction, Young Adult | Tagged France, Podularity, translation, Video, young adult
By Gallic Books on September 2, 2009
France’s greatest food critic is dying, after a lifetime in single-minded pursuit of sensual delights. But as Pierre Arthens lies on his death bed, he is tormented by an inability to recall the most delicious food to ever pass his lips, which he ate long before becoming a critic.
Posted in Fiction, General and literary | Tagged Extracts, reading groups, translation
By Gallic Books on August 31, 2009
Following the success of The Elegance of the Hedgehog, French author Muriel Barbery’s first novel, The Gourmet, is published in English this month. Centring on an ailing food critic and his search for a perfect flavour from his youth, it features some of the same characters as The Elegance of the Hedgehog.
Posted in Fiction, General and literary | Tagged Extracts, reading groups, translation
By Gallic Books on July 22, 2009
Jane Aitken, Managing Director of Gallic Books, talks about what French fiction got to offer to an English-speaking audience, and the challenges of marketing it in an already crowded marketplace.
Posted in Fiction, General and literary | Tagged Articles, translation
By Gallic Books on May 30, 2009
Following paperback publication in the UK of international success story The Elegance of the Hedgehog, read a rare interview with author Muriel Barbery.
Posted in Fiction, General and literary | Tagged Interviews, translation
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