First Blood

by Amélie Nothomb

Book Overview

WINNER OF THE 2021 RENAUDOT PRIZE
WINNER OF THE 2022 STREGA EUROPEAN PRIZE
A WORLD LITERATURE TODAY NOTABLE BOOK 2023

A moving fictionalized account of Nothomb's own father, who died of Covid related symptoms in early 2020, this is the acclaimed author's most personal and heartfelt novel.

The Republic of the Congo, 1964. A young man faces a firing squad,...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1609458443
• ISBN13: 9781609458447
• Release Date: May 2023
• Publisher: Europa Editions
• Length: 112 Pages
• Weight: 0.30 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 5.2" x 8.1"