
And Their Children After Them
A Novel
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Narrado por:
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Jean Brassard
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Nicholas Mathieu
August 1992. One afternoon during a heatwave in a lost valley somewhere in eastern France, with its dormant blast furnaces and its lake, 14-year-old Anthony and his cousin decide to steal a canoe to find out what it’s like on the other side at the famous nudist beach. The trip ultimately takes Anthony to his first love and a first summer that will determine everything that happens afterwards.
Nicolas Mathieu conjures up a valley, an era, adolescence, and the political journey of a young generation that has to forge its own path in a dying world. Four summers and four defining moments, from “Smells Like Teen Spirit” to the 1998 World Cup, which encapsulate the hectic lives of the inhabitants of that intermediate France of medium-sized cities and their quiet residential estates, astride the countryside and the concrete expanses of the outer suburbs.
And Their Children After Them is the portrait of a France far removed from the centers of globalization, alternating between decency and rage. A France where almost everybody lives, and which many people would like to forget.
©2018 Originally Published in French as Leurs Enfants Après Eux in 2018 by Actes Sud, Arles, France. © Actes Sud. Published by arrangement with Actes Sud and 2 Seas Literary Agency. English translation © 2020 by William Rodarmor (P)2020 Blackstone PublishingListeners also enjoyed...




















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Life in the town is frustrating. The characters often find themselves looking for trouble, doing drugs, hooking up and committing petty crimes. Violence sometimes erupts. But the author is wholly sympathetic to his characters, who are basically good people in difficult times.
Jean Brassard provides perfect narration, with a light accent that makes the story seem more French. Overall, this was a rewarding and enjoyable read.
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