Compass (novel)
![]() First edition (French) | |
Author | Mathias Enard |
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Original title | Boussole |
Translator | Charlotte Mandell.. |
Country | France |
Language | French |
Publisher | Actes Sud |
Publication date | 2015 |
Published in English | 2017 |
ISBN | 9780811226622 |
Compass (French: Boussole ) is a novel by the French writer Mathias Enard, published in 2015.[1]
The book received the Prix Goncourt.[2]
Content[]
During a sleepless night in Vienna, the musicologist Franz Ritter looks back on his life, his university career, his stays in the Orient, and his love, Sarah.[3]
See also[]
References[]
- ^ Mathias Enard (2017). Compass. Translated by Charlotte Mandell. New York: New Directions. ISBN 9780811226622.
- ^ Raphaëlle Leyris. "Prix Goncourt pour "L'Ordre du jour Prix Goncourt : Mathias Enard récompensé pour " Boussole "" (in French). Le Parisien. Retrieved 2018-08-17.
- ^ Joshua Cohen. "A Prize-Winning French Novel About the Western Obsession With the East". New York Times.
Categories:
- 2015 French novels
- French-language novels
- Prix Goncourt winning works
- Actes Sud books
- 2010s novel stubs