The Annual Banquet of the Gravediggers' Guild

by Mathias Énard

Book Overview

To research his thesis on contemporary agrarian life, anthropology student David Mazon moves from Paris to La Pierre-Saint-Christophe, a village in the marshlands of western France. Determined to understand the essence of the local culture, the intrepid young scholar scurries around restlessly on his moped to interview residents.
But what David doesn't yet know is that here, in this seemingly ordinary place, once the stage for wars and revolutions,...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0811231291
• ISBN13: 9780811231299
• Release Date: December 2023
• Publisher: New Directions Publishing Corporation
• Length: 432 Pages
• Weight: 0.92 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.9" x 5.4" x 7.9"