A Respectable Occupation by Julia Kerninon (English) Paperback Book

Description: A Respectable Occupation by Julia Kerninon, Ruth Diver Hemingway famously said that the best early training for a writer is an unhappy childhood. Julia Kerninon, one of Frances most acclaimed new literary voices, tells an altogether different story in this poetic account of her pursuit, offering an intense view of the world from the standpoint of her compulsion to write. FORMAT Paperback LANGUAGE English CONDITION Brand New Publisher Description The best early training for a writer is an unhappy childhood, Hemingway famously said. Julia Kerninon, one of Frances most acclaimed young novelists, tells an altogether different story in a poetic account of her pursuit. Her vibrant ode to reading, and to writing as a space for discovery (as well as a respectable occupation) entwines the French and Anglo-Saxon literary traditions as she journeys fluidly through her formative years. From her native Brittany to the city of Shakespeare and Company, to a seaside cafe on the Atlantic coast, to Budapest and back, the author conjures a feminine answer to A Moveable Feast. Author Biography Julia Kerninon was born in 1987 and holds a Ph.D in American Literature. She has been compared to French New Wave filmmaker Eric Rohmer for her sense of style and feeling for dialogue, and to Alain Resnais for the artful structure of her narratives. But, most of all, her work stands out for its contagious joy, drive, exuberance. Her first novel, Buvard, has won the Prix Francoise Sagan, among many other awards. Kerninons second novel, Le dernier amour dAttila Kiss, won the Prix de la Closerie des Lilas in 2016, and her latest novel, My Devotion, winner of the 2018 Feneon Literary Prize, is published by Europa Editions on 20 August 2020. She lives in Nantes. Review Borne along by Kerninons long, joyful sentences (nimbly translated by Ruth Diver), its a winning account of her journey from reader to writer. — Francesca Carington, Tatler (Best Books of Summer 2020); A loose but very charming longform essay about writing and being a writer (…) In the anecdotal and at times very funny prose of A Respectable Occupation we follow Kerninons childhood fascination with bookshops, her obsessive consumption and production of words – Robert Greer, The Idler; A female manifesto for a writers life (...) a lyrical reminder of the hard (and indeed often unrelated) work it takes to be a wordsmith, which is justified daily in the joy of putting pen to paper and writing book after book. — Mia Colleran, The Irish Times; Marvellously contagious. — Le Point; Julia Kerninon lays down sentences as definitive as dictums, impresses with her maturity of style and command of narrative. The reader plunges in, with the same voraciousness she puts into her writing. — ELLE (France) Promotional A pocket-sized ode to writing by one of Frances most notable new voices.Preface by award-winning author and translator Lauren Elkin (author of Flaneuse: Women Walk the City, Chatto & Windus, BBC Radio 4 Book of the Week)The answer to Hemmingways A Moveable Feast, from an up-and-coming French female voice aged 30, whose latest novel is coming out in English published by Europa Editions.Infused with a love of literature, the book is a celebration of exchange between Francophone and Anglophone cultures past and present: a book for writers and all book lovers.A portrait of the working-class artist by an award-winning European and Anglophile writer.There will be an online video interview of the author, promoted in collaboration with the European Literature Network and the French Institutesales in France are 8,000-10,000 (tbc)Best books of summer 2020, Tatler Long Description The best early training for a writer is an unhappy childhood, Hemingway famously said. Julia Kerninon, one of Frances most acclaimed young novelists, tells an altogether different story in a poetic account of her pursuit. Her vibrant ode to reading, and to writing as a space for discovery (as well as a respectable occupation) entwines the French and Anglo-Saxon literary traditions as she journeys fluidly through her formative years. From her native Brittany to the city of Shakespeare and Company, to a seaside cafe on the Atlantic coast, to Budapest and back, the author conjures a feminine answer to A Moveable Feast. Details ISBN1999331818 Author Ruth Diver ISBN-10 1999331818 ISBN-13 9781999331818 Format Paperback Publisher Les Fugitives Language English Translator Ruth Diver Pages 80 Year 2020 Imprint Les Fugitives Place of Publication London Country of Publication United Kingdom Translated from French AU Release Date 2020-07-17 NZ Release Date 2020-07-17 DEWEY 848.9209 Audience General Publication Date 2020-07-17 UK Release Date 2020-07-17 We've got this At The Nile, if you're looking for it, we've got it. With fast shipping, low prices, friendly service and well over a million items - you're bound to find what you want, at a price you'll love! TheNile_Item_ID:123654944;

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