{"product_id":"and-their-children-after-them-paperback","title":"And Their Children After Them - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cb\u003eNamed a Best Book of the Year by \u003ci\u003eThe Times \u003c\/i\u003e(UK) and the Los Angeles Public Library\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eWinner of the 2018 Goncourt Prize, this poignant coming-of-age tale captures the distinct feeling of summer in a region left behind by global progress. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eAugust 1992. One afternoon during a heatwave in a desolate valley somewhere in eastern France, with its dormant blast furnaces and its lake, fourteen-year-old Anthony and his cousin decide to steal a canoe to explore the famous nude beach across the water. The trip ultimately takes Anthony to his first love and a summer that will determine everything that happens afterward. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Nicolas Mathieu conjures up a valley, an era, and the political journey of a young generation that has to forge its own path in a dying world. Four summers and four defining moments, from \"Smells Like Teen Spirit\" to the 1998 World Cup, encapsulate the hectic lives of the inhabitants of a France far removed from the centers of globalization, torn between decency and rage.","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51373911245023,"sku":"9781892746771","price":17.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0813\/8958\/4607\/files\/NOopumHUEy9781892746771.webp?v=1789164598","url":"https:\/\/blackandbarhe.com\/products\/and-their-children-after-them-paperback","provider":"Black \u0026 Barhe Bookstore","version":"1.0","type":"link"}