With ideas for your tbr piles, here are the latest Gallic newsletters:
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BOOKSHOP UPDATE
We are delighted to announce that Belgravia Books is
now able to operate as an online store.
Please note that we can only fulfil orders
for stock listed on our website.
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THE
RED NOTEBOOK IS
A ROYAL RECOMMENDATION
Her Royal Highness the Duchess of Cornwall has
shared a reading list for those isolating at home over the next few
weeks.
Camilla has included Antoine Laurain's The Red Notebook in her selection, calling it 'a clever, funny
novel... a masterpiece of Parisian perfection'.
(tr. Jane Aitken and Emily Boyce)
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WILD
DOG IN THE
GUARDIAN
Wild Dog makes an appearance in the latest roundup of
the best crime and thriller releases from The Guardian.
'At once eerie and sensual, it’s a timely
reminder that, no matter how sophisticated we believe ourselves to
be, we are no match for nature.'
(tr. Jane Aitken and Polly Mackintosh)
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RECOMMENDATIONS
FROM THE TEAM AT GALLIC BOOKS
During this strange and stressful time reading has
become a lifeline. We've curated a selection of books that the team
at Gallic are currently reading and would recommend to others. Take
a look!
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BOOKSHOP UPDATE
We are delighted to announce that Belgravia Books is
once again able to fulfil web orders.
Please note that we can only fulfil orders
for stock listed on our website.
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WILD DOG REVIEWED FOR
THE EUROPEAN LITERATURE NETWORK
Ewa Sherman, writing for the European
Literature Network, has termed Wild Dog 'a
raw, brutal and magnificent literary experience.'
The French literary sensation is now
available in English and can be bought with a discount using the
code listed at the top of this page.
Click the
image to read the full article.
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INTRODUCING
THE GALLIC BOOK CLUB
With us all looking for new ways to get
together, we've created the Gallic Book Club, an informal online
book club to meet and discuss French translations!
We are starting off with our latest release Wild Dog. Click
the image for more information and to learn how to sign up.
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'A
RAW, BRUTAL AND MAGNIFICENT LITERARY EXPERIENCE'
European Literature Network
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WILD DOG
by Serge Joncour
WINNER OF
THE PRIX LANDERNEAU DES LECTEURS 2018
A chilling, suspenseful novel set in the wilderness of the French
Lot, Wild Dog
is both a bold psychological thriller and an evocative meditation
on our modern life.
Wild Dog
is available to buy in paperback and ebook. See below for details.
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Please note that due to current
events the ability of our supplier to fulfil our web orders is
subject to change at short notice, and orders may take longer to
arrive.
Wild Dog is also available as an
instant ebook download. Click to access via Kindle, Google, iTunes and Kobo.
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'SINISTER
AND SAVAGE. I DIDN'T WANT IT TO END'
Chris
Whitaker, author of We Begin at the End
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Franck and Lise, a French couple
in the film industry, rent a cottage in the quiet hills of the
French Lot to get away from the stresses of modern life.
In this remote
corner of the world, there is no phone signal. A mysterious dog
emerges, looking for a new master. Ghosts of a dark past run wild
in these hills, where a German lion tamer took refuge in the First
World War . . .
Franck and
Lise are confronted with nature at its most brutal. And they are
about to discover that man and beast have more in common than they
think.
‘So original, so beautifully done, and sinister and savage. I
didn’t want it to end’ Chris Whitaker, author of Tall Oaks
‘A magnificent allegory for the ways in which the modern world
wears us down . . . A unique voice’ Le Figaro
‘A hymn to space and calm’ Libération
‘Holds the reader in suspense until the very last page’ L’Express
‘Proof of Serge Joncour’s immense talent and understanding of human
subtleties’ Marie
Claire
‘An ode to nature’ Le
Point
‘Joncour is a magician’ Le
Temps
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BOOKSHOP UPDATE
In order
to protect the health of our staff and customers, Belgravia Books
is now closed to the public for the foreseeable future.
All Gallic Books titles can still be purchased from our website HERE, both in hard copy and
ebook. Click the image for more details.
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NEW YORK TIMES BOOK REVIEW: A LONG WAY OFF BY PASCAL
GARNIER
‘Taut, unsettling . . . a vein of
wild humor runs through the gray.’
Yesterday Gallic Books finally published Pascal Garnier's last
novel in English.This gritty, gruesome story of a road trip turned
nightmare featured in a
New York Times review of the latest noir delights. The
full article can be accessed online through the image link.
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JOHN BANVILLE ON PASCAL GARNIER: NO ONE GETS OUT
ALIVE
Garnier has long boasted a cult following full of greats, and John
Banville might be chief among his champions.
Banville pays tribute to this literary legend in the April issue of
The New York Review of
Books, calling Garnier 'one of the most remarkable
and, in the English-speaking world at least, one of the most
inexplicably underappreciated French writers of the twentieth
century.'
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CRIMEREADS: EXPLORING THE DARK NOIR OF GARNIER
'Garnier... authored these twelve
dark and violent novels in a deceptively approachable way.'
Literary Hub's CrimeReads explores the disorienting, unsettling
novels of the French master.
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PASCAL GARNIER: THE ULTIMATE GUIDE TO NOIR'S
BEST-KEPT SECRET
We at Gallic Books have now translated and published twelve of
Pascal Garnier’s novels in English. That's a lot of grisly
violence, nihilistic wit and sudden moments of aching
poignance.
We have created a reading guide to help any newcomers to his iconic
style work out where to start, and for his loyal fans to note down
any gems they may have missed.
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ONLINE ORDERING AND FREE SHIPPING
AT BELGRAVIA BOOKS
With many of us staying away from
public areas, for the safety of ourselves and others, we want to
remind you that you can do your book shopping online with us here
and get free UK shipping.
We can also take orders and payments over the phone at 020
7259 9336 during our opening hours, or send us an email at enquiries@belgraviabooks.com
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BOOKS TO ADD TO YOUR 'STAYING
INDOORS' PILE
Safe to say it's been a rough week for most of us. Flippant posts
aside we hope all reading this are safe and well, and that
normality can resume swiftly for everyone.
If you need to cheer yourself up with some heartwarming feel-good
fiction, or treat yourself to some pre-orders for future you to
enjoy, we have some recommendations.
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THE SWALLOWED MAN BY EDWARD
CAREY
In 2018, the world fell in love
with Little. Edward Carey's wry, macabre
style and iconic illustrations saw his novel listed as a Times Book of the Year, and charm
a legion of fans including Margaret Atwood, Max Porter, Essie Fox
and Nigel Slater.
In November
2020, Gallic Books will be publishing The Swallowed Man, a reimagining of the story
of Pinocchio as a fable of love, loss and fatherhood.
The Swallowed Man is available to pre-order
from our website.
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THREE FRANCOPHONE WOMEN WRITERS YOU SHOULD KNOW
ABOUT
The world
rightly reveres Simone de Beauvoir, George Sand and Françoise Sagan
as greats of French literature. Yet many subversive, influential,
and deeply political women writers go unremembered and
unacknowledged.
On our blog
we've shared three incredible women who wrote in French, who we
believe are deserving of your attention.
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