Ian Williams explains how REPRODUCTION works Europa Editions 2020-05-07 | Poet and author Ian Williams explains the imaginative, dazzling structure of his award-winning debut novel, REPRODUCTION.“Don’t let the 550-page count fool you: The writing style is the opposite of weighty and dense—it is mischievous, funny, moving, and full of stunning revelations about how strangers become family. Simply breathtaking!”—Kelly Justice, Fountain BookstoreBuy it today: bit.ly/3fA1P2T
The Art of Running: Learning to Run Like a Greek by Andrea Marcolongo Europa Editions 2024-03-01 | Renowned classics scholar and best-selling author Andrea Marcolongo, whom André Aciman called “today’s Montaigne,” returns with a THE ART OF RUNNING: LEARNING TO RUN LIKE A GREEK (April 2).In 2021, as the pandemic entered its second year, like many of us Marcolongo felt despondent, isolated, and apprehensive about the future—until she discovered running.After years spent with her head and heart in books, trying to think like a Greek, she decided to learn how to run like a Greek. In doing so, she not only deepened her understanding of the culture and civilization she has spent decades studying, but also learned a great deal about herself.In this spirited, generous, and engaging book, Marcolongo shares not only her erudition but also her own journey to understanding that a healthy body is indeed, and in more ways than one might guess, a healthy mind.Find out more: europaeditions.com/book/9798889660330/the-art-of-running
Fernanda Eberstadt introduces BITE YOUR FRIENDS Europa Editions 2024-02-28 | Author and journalist Fernanda Eberstadt introduces BITE YOUR FRIENDS: STORIES OF THE BODY MILITANT, her stunningly original new book exploring the lives of men and women who have used their bodies to challenge society’s mores and entrenched power structures.“The diverse stories of Eberstadt’s subjects illuminate the complex ways in which bodies can constitute contested political terrain. Incisive and philosophical, this intrigues.”—Publishers WeeklyAvailable March 5, everywhere books are sold: europaeditions.com/book/9798889660064/bite-your-friends
A message to readers from Virginie Grimaldi Europa Editions 2024-01-24 | Virginie Grimaldi, France’s most beloved and best-selling novelist, invites you to discover her American debut, A GOOD LIFE, an entertaining and poignant exploration of sisterhood, healing, and life’s ineffable beauty.Laughter, tears, the striking beauty of summer in the Basque Country, the transformative power of love, sibling love and sibling rivalry: these are the ingredients that combine to make A GOOD LIFE the feel-good read of the year.Translated from the French by Hildegarde Serle. Find out more: europaeditions.com/book/9798889660248/a-good-life
A Conversation with Kira Josefsson, translator of THE TRIO by Johanna Hedman! Europa Editions 2023-09-19 | Kira Josefsson stopped by the Europa offices to talk about her translation of Johanna Hedman's novel THE TRIO!THE TRIO is available now from your local bookstore. Visit our website for more information: europaeditions.com/book/9781609459529/the-trio
K Patrick reads from and talks about MRS S, out now! Europa Editions 2023-08-30 | K Patrick visited the Europa office and read from the opening of their new novel Mrs. S, out now from Europa Editions. They were also kind enough to let us ask them a few questions.Mrs. S is available from your local bookshop, and you can also order it here: europaeditions.com/book/9781609458409/mrs.-s
Book Trailer: MRS. S by K Patrick Europa Editions 2023-06-13 | MRS. S by K Patrick is a sublime and sensual debut novel exploring the nature of queer love and attraction, the transformative power of desire, and the dissonance between self and place.Set in an elite boarding school in England, MRS. S is a bold and revelatory novel that smolders with the heat of summer as it explores the queer experience and the force of forbidden love.Named an Indie Next Pick for July 2023 and a Best Book of Summer 2023, MRS. S is out June 20.Get your copy today: tinyurl.com/2k9d545t★ “Patrick’s deft manipulation of narrative time and use of interior monologue to describe the tensions among thought, intention, and action recall the work of Virginia Woolf... The drama of the forbidden affair keeps the reader voraciously turning the pages, but on a deeper level, the novel also offers an incisive and nuanced reflection on self-evolution as the narrator navigates the complexities of gender identity, social power, and the dynamic tension between private and public selves. An erotic yet high-minded literary achievement.”—Kirkus Reviews (Starred Review)
First look at the graphic novel of Elena Ferrante’s MY BRILLIANT FRIEND Europa Editions 2023-05-25 | Finished copies of the graphic novel of MY BRILLIANT FRIEND arrived in our New York office and they look gorgeous!Elena Ferrante’s New York Times bestselling masterpiece, book one of her NEAPOLITAN QUARTET, is now an extraordinary, visually vibrant graphic novel, with text adapted by Chiara Lagani, and illustrations by Mara Cerri.For Ferrante fans, for those new to Ferrante, for readers of graphic novels, Chiara Lagani’s and Elena Ferrante’s MY BRILLIANT FRIEND: THE GRAPHIC NOVEL is a thrilling new adaptation of one of the best loved novels of recent decades. Translated by Ferrante’s long-time translator, Ann Goldstein, the graphic novel tells the enduring story of the complex friendship between Lila and Lenù in post-war Naples.Coming October 10. Pre-order your copy today: tinyurl.com/69ybxkux
Book Trailer: THE POSTCARD by Anne Berest Europa Editions 2023-05-21 | Anne Berest’s THE POSTCARD, translated from the French by Tina Kover, is among the most acclaimed and beloved French novels of recent years. Luminous and gripping to the very last page, it is an enthralling investigation into family secrets, a poignant tale of mothers and daughters, and a vivid portrait of twentieth-century Parisian intellectual and artistic life.“Powerful, meticulously imagined... THE POSTCARD takes its readers on a deep dive into one Jewish family’s history, and, inextricably, into the devastating history of the Holocaust in France... A powerful literary work that contains a single grand-scale act of self-discovery and many moments of historical illumination.”—Julie Orringer, The New York Times Book ReviewGet your copy today: bit.ly/3Mg7VGE
How to sign six hundred books in six minutes Europa Editions 2023-04-28 | While on tour in North America, author Anne Berest visited our New York office to sign over 600 copies of THE POSTCARD, her highly anticipated and prize-winning novel publishing on May 16.Get your copy of this “electrifying” family saga (Foreword Reviews): europaeditions.com/book/9781609458386/the-postcard“Full of suspense and emotion, THE POSTCARD is a quest for origins that plunges us into the darkest hours of European history. A deeply moving book.”—Leïla Slimani, author of THE PERFECT NANNY
Anne Berest introduces THE POSTCARD Europa Editions 2023-02-06 | Author Anne Berest introduces THE POSTCARD, one of the most acclaimed and beloved French novels of recent years, Winner of the inaugural American Choix Goncourt Prize and a Most Anticipated Book of 2022.Luminous and gripping to the very last page, it is an enthralling investigation into family secrets, a poignant tale of mothers and daughters, and a vivid portrait of twentieth-century Parisian intellectual and artistic life.“Full of suspense and emotion, THE POSTCARD is a quest for origins that plunges us into the darkest hours of European history. A deeply moving book.”—Leïla Slimani, author of THE PERFECT NANNYFind out more: bit.ly/3l8ssD3
Joseph O’Connor reads from MY FATHER’S HOUSE Europa Editions 2023-02-02 | Joseph O’Connor, the acclaimed, bestselling author of STAR OF THE SEA and winner of the 2021 Irish Book Awards Book of the Year for SHADOWPLAY, reads from MY FATHER’S HOUSE, his gripping and atmospheric new novel set in occupied Rome.“Few living writers can take us back in time so assuredly, with such sensual density, through such gorgeous sentences.”—Peter Carey
An interview with Joseph O’Connor about MY FATHER’S HOUSE Europa Editions 2023-02-02 | Best-selling author Joseph O’Connor talks about his highly-anticipated new novel, MY FATHER’S HOUSE, an atmospheric and absorbing historical thrilled set during WWII in Nazi-occupied Rome.“Mr. O’Connor re-creates with consummate skill while painting a subtle portrait of an erudite scholar who was also a defiant and formidable man of action. For all its thrills, however, MY FATHER’S HOUSE is primarily—and triumphantly—an intimate drama that illuminates both the fragility and the wonder of unlikely human connections forged in adversity and, in some cases, enduring for a lifetime.”—Anna Mundow, WALL STREET JOURNAL
Book Trailer: LAMBDA by David Musgrave Europa Editions 2022-07-12 | Whoever the lambdas might be, and wherever they really come from, they’re already here among us.Outwardly alien arrivals from a distant sea, the lambdas are genetically human. They slip quietly into low- to middle-income jobs and appear to want nothing more than to be left alone.When a bomb goes off at a school, a nebulous group of lambda extremists claims responsibility for the attack... “Ever wish George Saunders tried his hand at crime fiction? Try David Musgrave’s imaginative debut novel, LAMBDA...original, arresting literary sci-fi.”—Wired
ALL THE LOVERS IN THE NIGHT: Mieko Kawakami & Ruth Ozeki in conversation Europa Editions 2022-05-06 | Mieko Kawakami, the international bestselling author of BREASTS AND EGGS and HEAVEN, presents her new novel ALL THE LOVERS IN THE NIGHT in conversation with Booker Prize-finalist Ruth Ozeki, bestselling author of A TALE FOR THE TIME BEING and THE BOOK OF FORM AND EMPTINESS.With ALL THE LOVERS IN THE NIGHT, Mieko Kawakami invites readers back into her immediately recognizable fictional world with this new, extraordinary novel and demonstrates yet again why she is one of today’s most uncategorizable, insightful, and talented novelists.Fuyuko Irie is a freelance copy editor in her mid-thirties. Working and living alone in a city where it is not easy to form new relationships, she has little regular contact with anyone other than her editor, Hijiri, a woman of the same age but with a very different disposition. When Fuyuko stops one day on a Tokyo street and notices her reflection in a storefront window, what she sees is a drab, awkward, and spiritless woman who has lacked the strength to change her life and decides to do something about it.As the long overdue change occurs, however, painful episodes from Fuyuko’s past surface and her behavior slips further and further beyond the pale. ALL THE LOVERS IN THE NIGHT is acute and insightful, entertaining and engaging; it will make readers laugh, and it will make them cry, but it will also remind them, as only the best books do, that sometimes the pain is worth it.Get your copy today: europaeditions.com/book/9781609456993/all-the-lovers-in-the-night
Interview with Daniele Luchetti, director of Season 3 of HBO’s My Brilliant Friend Europa Editions 2022-03-03 | An interview with Daniele Luchetti, the director of the new season of the HBO Original Series “My Brilliant Friend: Those Who Leave and Those Who Stay,” adapted from Book 3 of Elena Ferrante’s Neapolitan Novels.The interview was recorded during the inaugural event of the new edition of Our Brilliant Friends, a weekly series of conversations & watch parties organized by Europa Editions in partnership with HBO, Harper’s Magazine, and McNally Jackson Books.Join us every Monday from February 28 to April 18 at 9:30pm ET for 30 minutes of lively conversation with authors, filmmakers, critics, and celebrity Ferrante fans from all around the world. Stay on for a 60-minute “watch party” (requires a HBO/HBO Max subscription) as we live comment each new episode of the HBO Original Series My Brilliant Friend via Crowdcast.Register for free at the event below and get 15% Elena Ferrante’s new book, IN THE MARGINS: mcnallyjackson.com/event/my-brilliant-friend-conversation-watch-partyRead Book 3 of the Neapolitan Quartet, THOSE WHO LEAVE AND THOSE WHO STAY: bit.ly/3pAdHrX#OurBrilliantFriends2022 #MyBrilliantFriend #FerranteFever
Two new books by Muriel Barbery, international bestselling author of THE ELEGANCE OF THE HEDGEHOG Europa Editions 2021-06-23 | Michael Reynolds, editor in chief of Europa Editions, introduces two new books by Muriel Barbery, the international bestselling author of THE ELEGANCE OF THE HEDGEHOG and GOURMET RHAPSODY.Set in Kyoto, Japan, A SINGLE ROSE is the story of a woman's journey to discover the father she never knew and a love she never thought possible.Out September 14, preorder it now: bookshop.org/a/345/9781609456771Fully illustrated by Maria Guitart, THE WRITER’S CATS is a delightful, delicate tale that pays tribute to the poetry of the everyday, to Japanese philosophy, and to the ingenuity and sardonic humor of cats.Out November 9, preorder it now: bookshop.org/a/345/9781609457167
#OurBrilliantFriends: Damon Galgut & Peter Cameron discuss THE PROMISE Europa Editions 2021-06-16 | On June 15, 2021 #OurBrilliantFriends returned for an international literary event hosted in partnership with Lambda Literary!Twice-shortlisted for the Booker Prize, South African author Damon Galgut discussed his latest novel, THE PROMISE, with Peter Cameron, author of WHAT HAPPENS AT NIGHT.Set in South Africa, THE PROMISE is a sweeping family saga that ”carries within it the literary spirits of Woolf and Joyce” (Claire Messud, Harper’s Magazine: bit.ly/3gy5kIg). Haunted by an unmet promise, the well-off white Swart family loses touch after the death of their matriarch.Periodically reunited over the following three decades, the Swarts’ fate reflects the national mood in South Africa, at once mired by resentment and enlivened by renewal and possibility. THE PROMISE is an epic saga that unfurls against the unrelenting march of national history.Get your copy of THE PROMISE today: bit.ly/3wt3ejA
#OurBrilliantFriends: Kavita Bedford & Bryan Washington on FRIENDS AND DARK SHAPES Europa Editions 2021-06-16 | Part of the #OurBrilliantFriends series, an international literary event spanning two continents (and many more time zones!).Sydney-based author Kavita Bedford, whose newly-released debut novel FRIENDS AND DARK SHAPES was hailed by The Guardian as “an intimate, epiphanic portrait of millennial city life” was in conversation with Bryan Washington, a National Book Award 5 Under 35 honoree, author of the award-winning story collection LOT, and the bestselling novel MEMORIAL.Wry, relatable, lyrical, and beautifully told, FRIENDS AND DARK SHAPES tells the story of a group of housemates in Sydney’s inner city contending with gentrification, divisive politics, stalled careers, their own complicated privilege as second-generation Australians, and the evolving world of dating.Praised by Jenny Offill as “astonishingly assured and full of razor sharp observations about what it means to live precariously in a changing city,” FRIENDS AND DARK SHAPES introduces a bold new Australian voice to American readers.Get your copy today: bookshop.org/a/345/9781609456641
Europa Editions: An Introduction to Fall 2021 Europa Editions 2021-05-25 | A short introduction to some of the most exciting books coming this fall from Europa Editions, including the paperback releases of Elena Ferrante’s latest New York Times best-selling novel, THE LYING LIFE OF ADULTS, and Joseph O’Connor’s prize-winning SHADOWPLAY. New fiction by National Book Award-shortlisted author, Domenico Starnone, translated by Jhumpa Lahiri; the final, fantastic installment in the Mirror Visitor saga by Christelle Dabos; and a collaboration from the grave, between the “father of Tartan noir” William McIlvanney and New York Times best-selling mystery author, Ian Rankin.On the Compass list, a beguiling history of spaghetti with tomato sauce and a new perspective on Mary Magdalene.There’s much, much more as we at Europa continue to invite readers to reach out and read the world. Now more than ever!
Alan Parks reads from BOBBY MARCH WILL LIVE FOREVER Europa Editions 2021-04-08 | Bobby March Will Live Forever is the third dark and gripping Harry McCoy thriller from the most exciting new voice in Scottish noir.Before beginning his writing career, Alan Parks was Creative Director at London Records and Warner Music, where he marketed and managed artists including All Saints, New Order, The Streets, Gnarls Barkley, and Cee Lo Green. His love of music, musician lore, and even the industry, comes through in his prize-winning mysteries, which are saturated with the atmosphere of the 1970s music scene, grubby and drug-addled as it often was.
Kavita Bedford reads from FRIENDS AND DARK SHAPES Europa Editions 2021-01-26 | A group of housemates in Sydney’s inner city contend with gentrification, divisive politics, stalled careers, their own complicated privilege as second-generation Australians, and the evolving world of dating in this moving, funny, and stylish debut novel. Wry, relatable, lyrical, and beautifully told, a book about politics, desire, youth, relationships and friends, FRIENDS AND DARK SHAPES introduces a bold new Australian voice to American readers.Preorder your copy today: bookshop.org/a/345/9781609456641
Ben Hopkins reads from CATHEDRAL Europa Editions 2021-01-07 | Author, screenwriter, and film-maker Ben Hopkins reads from his historical novel CATHEDRAL, publishing on January 26, 2021.Ambitious, immersive, a remarkable feat of imagination, CATHEDRAL tells a sweeping story about obsession, mysticism, art, and earthly desire. It deftly combines historical fiction, the literary novel of ideas, and a tale of adventure and intrigue.Fans of authors like Umberto Eco, Elif Shafak, Hilary Mantel, and Jose Saramago, and readers of first-rate historical fiction will delight at the atmosphere, the beautiful prose, and the vivid characters of Ben Hopkins’s CATHEDRAL.“Cathedral is a brilliantly organised mess of great, great characters. It is fascinating, fun, and gripping to the very end.”—RODDY DOYLE, Booker Prize-winning author of PADDY CLARKE HA HA HAFind out more and get your copy: https://www.europaeditions.com/book/9...
ATLANTIS: A conversation with Renzo & Carlo Piano, Will Schutt, & Michael Kimmelman Europa Editions 2020-12-17 | On Thursday, December 3 world-renowned architect Renzo Piano, his son Carlo Piano, a journalist, translator and poet Will Schutt, and New York Times architecture critic Michael Kimmelman met for a virtual journey around the world and an afternoon conversation about ATLANTIS: A Journey in Search of Beauty, as well as Renzo Piano’s career and legacy, translation, architecture, and place.ATLANTIS: A Journey in Search of Beauty is the chronicle of Renzo and Carlo’s journey across the world to countries and cities where Piano has built some of his most iconic and transformative projects—from Japan to Polynesia, from San Francisco to New York, from London to Athens, from Paris to Berlin.But it is also the record of their humorous, irreverent, erudite, and always entertaining conversations, on subjects as varied and compelling as their own relationship, fathers and sons, the idea of travel itself, and perhaps most notably architecture and space.GET YOUR COPY TODAY from our indie bookstore partner, The Ivy Bookshop in Baltimore, MD: theivybookshop.com/book/9781609456238FIND OUT MORE about ATLANTIS: europaeditions.com/book/9781609456238/atlantis-a-journey-in-search-of-beauty
#EuropaBookClub: Aaron Gwyn and Nick Arvin in conversation about ALL GOD’S CHILDREN Europa Editions 2020-11-25 | In November 2020, the #EuropaBookClub read ALL GOD‘S CHILDREN by Aaron Gwyn.On November 19, Europa Editions hosted a live panel with Aaron Gwyn and author Nick Arvin (MAD BOY) to talk about the book.A novel about the remarkable people living on the edge of freedom and slavery, ALL GOD’S CHILDREN brings to life the paradoxes of the American frontier—a place of liberty and bondage, wild equality, and cruel injustice.⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀“Mr. Gwyn has couched his meanings within a swift and skillful western, which allows them to unfold with devastating power. [ . . . ] The very people who founded the American West, this bracing novel suggests, were those most desperate to be independent from it.”—Sam Sacks, Wall Street JournalFind out more and get your copy today: europaeditions.com/book/9781609456184/all-god-s-children
#EuropaBookClub: A GIRL RETURNED with Ann Goldstein & John Domini Europa Editions 2020-11-23 | In the September 2020 meeting of the #EuropaBookClub, “star translator” of Elena Ferrante and Primo Levi ANN GOLDSTEIN & author and translator JOHN DOMINI discussed A GIRL RETURNED by Donatella Di Pietrantonio, translated from the Italian by Ann Goldstein.Set against the stark, beautiful landscape of Abruzzo in central Italy, A GIRL RETURNED is a compelling story about mothers and daughters, about responsibility, siblings, and caregiving.Find out more: europaeditions.com/book/9781609455286/a-girl-returned
A reading from CATHEDRAL by Ben Hopkins: Chapter 1 Europa Editions 2020-11-23 | Author, screenwriter, and film-maker Ben Hopkins reads from his historical novel CATHEDRAL, publishing on January 26, 2021.Ambitious, immersive, a remarkable feat of imagination, CATHEDRAL tells a sweeping story about obsession, mysticism, art, and earthly desire. It deftly combines historical fiction, the literary novel of ideas, and a tale of adventure and intrigue.Fans of authors like Umberto Eco, Elif Shafak, Hilary Mantel, and Jose Saramago, and readers of first-rate historical fiction will delight at the atmosphere, the beautiful prose, and the vivid characters of Ben Hopkins’s CATHEDRAL.“Cathedral is a brilliantly organised mess of great, great characters. It is fascinating, fun, and gripping to the very end.”—RODDY DOYLE, Booker Prize-winning author of PADDY CLARKE HA HA HAFind out more and get your copy: https://www.europaeditions.com/book/9...
A reading from CATHEDRAL by Ben Hopkins: Prologue Europa Editions 2020-11-23 | Author, screenwriter, and film-maker Ben Hopkins reads from his historical novel CATHEDRAL, publishing on January 26, 2021.Ambitious, immersive, a remarkable feat of imagination, CATHEDRAL tells a sweeping story about obsession, mysticism, art, and earthly desire. It deftly combines historical fiction, the literary novel of ideas, and a tale of adventure and intrigue.Fans of authors like Umberto Eco, Elif Shafak, Hilary Mantel, and Jose Saramago, and readers of first-rate historical fiction will delight at the atmosphere, the beautiful prose, and the vivid characters of Ben Hopkins’s CATHEDRAL.“CATHEDRAL is a brilliantly organised mess of great, great characters. It is fascinating, fun, and gripping to the very end.”—RODDY DOYLE, Booker Prize-winning author of PADDY CLARKE HA HA HAFind out more and get your copy: europaeditions.com/book/9781609456115/cathedral
The Lying Life of Adults a Global Event for Readers, September 29 Europa Editions 2020-10-05 | An international celebration of Elena Ferrante’s new novel, hosted by the global network of Italian Cultural Institutes, Allen & Unwin, and Europa Editions, with translator Ann Goldstein and authors Nicola Lagioia, Laura Pugno, and Catherine Dunne.
Ann Goldstein reads from THE LYING LIFE OF ADULTS Europa Editions 2020-09-15 | Translator Ann Goldstein reads from THE LYING LIFE OF ADULTS, the powerful new novel set in a divided Naples by Elena Ferrante.A singular portrait of the transition from childhood to adolescence to adulthood, THE LYING LIFE OF ADULTS published on September 1 and is already a New York Times Bestseller and a National Indie Bestseller!Get your copy today: bit.ly/3ejk1goIf you are a bookseller, follow the link for e-cards, posters, and more resources: bit.ly/3bM2TyT
#OurBrilliantFriends: Elena Ferrante’s international translators read from THE LYING LIFE OF ADULTS Europa Editions 2020-08-19 | Elena Ferrante’s international translators read from her highly anticipated and critically acclaimed new novel, THE LYING LIFE OF ADULTS.The following editors and translators participated in the multilingual reading: Sandra Ozzola (Ferrante’s Italian editor and publisher); Celia Filipetto (Spanish); Karin Krieger (German); Cerasela Barbone (Rumanian); Ana Badurina (Croatian); Johanna Hedenberg (Swedish); Agim Doksani (Albanian); Király Kinga Júlia (Hungarian); Lucyna Rodziewicz-Doktór (Polish); Ivana Dobrakovvá (Slovak); Kremena Dimitrova (Bulgarian); Marcello Lino (Brazilian Portuguese); Elsa Damien (French); Mara Bunnik and Miriam Schepers (Dutch); Jiwoo Kim (Korean); Ieva Mazeikaite (Lithuanian).THE LYING LIFE OF ADULTS publishes on September 1. Find out more and preorder your copy here: bit.ly/31dl2lD“Elena Ferrante is so good...An astonishing, deeply moving tale of the sorts of wisdom, beauty and knowledge that remain as unruly as the determinedly inharmonious faces of these women.”—The Guardian
#OurBrilliantFriend: An Introduction to SHADOWPLAY, the new novel by Joseph O’Connor Europa Editions 2020-07-23 | In this clip from our July 9th event that celebrated the North American launch of SHADOWPLAY, the dazzling new novel set in Victorian London by New York Times bestselling author Joseph O’Connor (The Star of the Sea), Europa Editions’ Director of Publicity Rachael Small introduces the novel and its themes.WINNER of the “Novel of the Year” prize at the 2019 An Irish Post Book Awards, Shadowplay is set during the golden age of West End theater in a London shaken by the crimes of Jack the Ripper. The novel follows Bram Stoker’s extraordinary experiences as the manager of the Lyceum Theatre and his friendship with theater impresario Henry Irving and actress Ellen Terry.Stoker’s early morning walks on the streets of a London terrorized by a serial killer, his long, tempestuous relationship with Irving, and the closeness he finds with Terry, inspire him to write Dracula, the most iconic and best-selling supernatural tale ever published.“Joseph O’Connor’s magnificent novel does even more than fly, it soars.”—Michael Dirda, The Washington PostGet your copy today: bookshop.org/a/345/9781609455934
#OurBrilliantFriends: Joseph O’Connor, author of SHADOWPLAY, on the origins of his new novel Europa Editions 2020-07-23 | In this clip from our #OurBrilliantFriends event that celebrated the launch of SHADOWPLAY, Joseph O’Connor magnificent new novel set in the London of Jack the Ripper, the author speaks about the origins of the book and his fascination with its protagonist, Bram Stoker.WINNER of the “Novel of the Year” prize at the 2019 An Irish Post Book Awards, Shadowplay is set during the golden age of West End theater in a London shaken by the crimes of Jack the Ripper. The novel follows Bram Stoker’s extraordinary experiences as the manager of the Lyceum Theatre and his friendship with theater impresario Henry Irving and actress Ellen Terry.Stoker’s early morning walks on the streets of a London terrorized by a serial killer, his long, tempestuous relationship with Irving, and the closeness he finds with Terry, inspire him to write Dracula, the most iconic and best-selling supernatural tale ever published.“Joseph O’Connor’s magnificent novel does even more than fly, it soars.”—Michael Dirda, The Washington PostGet your copy today: bookshop.org/a/345/9781609455934
#OurBrilliantFriends: Joseph O’Connor, author of SHADOWPLAY, talks about actress Ellen Terry Europa Editions 2020-07-23 | In this clip from the #OurBrilliantFriends launch event for SHADOWPLAY, Joseph O’Connor magnificent new novel set during the golden age of West End theatre, the author talks about Ellen Terry, the most beloved actress of her day and one of the novel’s main characters.WINNER of the “Novel of the Year” prize at the 2019 An Irish Post Book Awards, Shadowplay is set during the golden age of West End theater in a London shaken by the crimes of Jack the Ripper. The novel follows Bram Stoker’s extraordinary experiences as the manager of the Lyceum Theatre and his friendship with theater impresario Henry Irving and actress Ellen Terry.Stoker’s early morning walks on the streets of a London terrorized by a serial killer, his long, tempestuous relationship with Irving, and the closeness he finds with Terry, inspire him to write Dracula, the most iconic and best-selling supernatural tale ever published.“Joseph O’Connor’s magnificent novel does even more than fly, it soars.”—Michael Dirda, The Washington PostGet your copy today: bookshop.org/a/345/9781609455934
#OurBrilliantFriends: Joseph O’Connor on Bram Stoker and Henry Irving, protagonists of SHADOWPLAY Europa Editions 2020-07-23 | In this clip from our launch event for SHADOWPLAY, Joseph O’Connor magnificent new novel set during the golden age of West End theatre, the author talks about two central characters in the novel, Bram Stoker, then manager of the Lyceum Theatre, and Henry Irving, Victorian London’s most celebrated actor and theater impresario.Their turbulent relationship will inspire Stoker to write his masterpiece, DRACULA.WINNER of the “Novel of the Year” prize at the 2019 An Irish Post Book Awards, SHADOWPLAY is set in a London shaken by the crimes of Jack the Ripper. The novel follows Bram Stoker’s extraordinary experiences as the manager of the Lyceum Theatre and his friendship with theater impresario Henry Irving and actress Ellen Terry.Stoker’s early morning walks on the streets of a London terrorized by a serial killer, his long, tempestuous relationship with Irving, and the closeness he finds with Terry, inspire him to write Dracula, the most iconic and best-selling supernatural tale ever published.“Joseph O’Connor’s magnificent novel does even more than fly, it soars.”—Michael Dirda, The Washington PostGet your copy today: bookshop.org/a/345/9781609455934
#OurBrilliantFriends: Colum McCann talks about SHADOWPLAY, the new novel by Joseph O’Connor Europa Editions 2020-07-23 | An excerpt from the conversation between National Book Award-winning author Colum McCann (Apeirogon; Let the Great World Spin) and Joseph O’Connor, New York Times bestselling author of The Star of the Sea, on the launch of his new novel, SHADOWPLAY.WINNER of the “Novel of the Year” prize at the 2019 An Irish Post Book Awards, Shadowplay is set during the golden age of West End theater in a London shaken by the crimes of Jack the Ripper. The novel follows Bram Stoker’s extraordinary experiences as the manager of the Lyceum Theatre and his friendship with theater impresario Henry Irving and actress Ellen Terry.Stoker’s early morning walks on the streets of a London terrorized by a serial killer, his long, tempestuous relationship with Irving, and the closeness he finds with Terry, inspire him to write Dracula, the most iconic and best-selling supernatural tale ever published.“Joseph O’Connor’s magnificent novel does even more than fly, it soars.”—Michael Dirda, The Washington PostGet your copy today: bookshop.org/a/345/9781609455934
#OurBrilliantFriends: Joseph O’Connor & Colum McCann in conversation about SHADOWPLAY Europa Editions 2020-07-22 | A launch party for SHADOWPLAY, the new novel by New York Times best-selling author Joseph O’Connor, set in Victorian London during the golden age of West End theater.On July 9, a special event celebrated the North American release of SHADOWPLAY, the “magnificent” new novel (Financial Times) by Joseph O’Connor. The author was be in conversation with National Book Award-winning writer Colum McCann, whose most recent novel is Apeirogon.The event was hosted by Rachael Small (Director of Publicity, Europa Editions).WINNER of the “Novel of the Year” prize at the 2019 An Irish Post Book Awards, Shadowplay is set during the golden age of West End theater in a London shaken by the crimes of Jack the Ripper. The novel follows Bram Stoker’s extraordinary experiences as the manager of the Lyceum Theatre and his friendship with theater impresario Henry Irving and actress Ellen Terry.Stoker’s early morning walks on the streets of a London terrorized by a serial killer, his long, tempestuous relationship with Irving, and the closeness he finds with Terry, inspire him to write Dracula, the most iconic and best-selling supernatural tale ever published.“Joseph O’Connor’s magnificent novel does even more than fly, it soars.”—Michael Dirda, The Washington PostGet your copy today: bookshop.org/a/345/9781609455934
Joseph O’Connor talks about his new novel SHADOWPLAY Europa Editions 2020-07-09 | “Joseph O’Connor’s magnificent novel does even more than fly, it soars.”—Michael Dirda, The Washington Post (https://wapo.st/3eduLvz)WINNER of the “Novel of the Year” prize at the 2019 An Irish Post Book Awards, Shadowplay is set during the golden age of West End theater in a London shaken by the crimes of Jack the Ripper. The novel follows Bram Stoker’s extraordinary experiences as the manager of the Lyceum Theatre and his friendship with theater impresario Henry Irving and actress Ellen Terry.Stoker’s early morning walks on the streets of a London terrorized by a serial killer, his long, tempestuous relationship with Irving, and the closeness he finds with Terry, inspire him to write Dracula, the most iconic and best-selling supernatural tale ever published. Get your copy of SHADOWPLAY today: bit.ly/38EqkswListen to a dedicated Spotify playlist: https://spoti.fi/3iMQ9eARead an excerpt in The New York Times: https://nyti.ms/3efdS3m“A vibrantly imaginative narrative of passion, intrigue and literary ambition.”—The New York Times Book Review (https://nyti.ms/2O7d2vf)
#OurBrilliantFriends – International Edition (June 23, 2020) Europa Editions 2020-06-25 | An exclusive multilingual reading from Elena Ferrante’s forthcoming novel and a celebration of the translator’s craft.On June 23, Elena Ferrante’s international publishers and translators, celebrity super fans, Ferrante’s English translator Ann Goldstein, and some of Ferrante’s most erudite commentators gathered to discuss the art of translation, Ferrante’s work, the worldwide success of her Neapolitan quartet, and the author’s new novel, THE LYING LIFE OF ADULTS, coming September 1.Set in a divided Naples, Elena Ferrante’s powerful new novel—the first in five years—is a singular portrait of the transition from childhood to adolescence to adulthood. It will soon be adapted into a NETFLIX Original Series.PREORDER IT TODAY: bookshop.org/a/345/9781609455910Elena Ferrante’s “star translator” Ann Goldstein was joined by novelist, biographer, and short-story writer Roxana Robinson; author and academic Merve Emre; comparative literature professor and Ferrante scholar Tiziana de Rogatis; and author and Guardian columnist Rhiannon Lucy Cosslett.The following international publishers of Elena Ferrante participated to the conversation: Thijs van Blitterswijk (Wereldbibliotheek, Netherlands); María Fasce (Lumen-PRH, Spain); Adriana Pitesa (Profil, Croatia), Frank Wegner (Suhrkamp, Germany), Hakon Kolmannskog (Samlaget, Norway); Hakan Bravingr (Norstedts, Sweden); and Daniela Petracco (Europa Editions UK, U.K.)The following editors and translators read from THE LYING LIFE OF ADULTS: Sandra Ozzola (Ferrante’s Italian editor and publisher); Ann Goldstein (English) Ana Badurina (Croatian); Mara Bunnik and Miriam Schepers (Dutch); Johanna Hedenberg (Swedish); Katerina Futsaeter Vik (reading from Kristin Sørsdal’s Norweigian translation); Celia Filipetto (Spanish); Eva Ferri (Publishing Director of Europa Editions UK and Edizioni E/O in Italy).The event was hosted by Europa Editions in partnership with:The Authors’ Guild: authorsguild.orgWords Without Borders: wordswithoutborders.orgBookshop.org: bookshop.org/pages/aboutand the following international publishers: Wereldbibliotheek (Netherlands), Lumen PRH (Spain), Europa Editions UK (United Kingdom), Edizioni E/O (Italy), Profil (Croatia), Suhrkamp (Germany), Samlaget (Norway), C&K (Denmark), Norstedts (Sweden), Allen & Unwin (Australia and New Zealand), and Penguin Random House Audio.
Europa Book Club: A World of Great Books Europa Editions 2020-06-18 | A short clip from the latest virtual meeting of the Europa Book Club, hosted by Uli Beutter Cohen (Subway Book Review: bit.ly/30VNSr2) when we discussed BREASTS AND EGGS by Mieko Kawakami with translator Sam Bett.In the clip Atiya Abbas, who joined us from Karachi, Pakistan, speaks about why she enjoyed reading Mieko Kawakami’s novel, in a way that, we think, perfectly summarizes our mission to connect readers from across continents and languages.Follow the link below to find more and join our club!bit.ly/3eeqo4h
“Ants“—A reading from REPRODUCTION by Ian Williams Europa Editions 2020-05-07 | Author and poet Ian Williams reads from his best-selling debut novel, winner of the 2019 Giller Prize."Polyphonic and big-hearted" (Electric Literature), Reproduction is an energetically told, funny, and moving book about how strangers become family.Start reading today: bit.ly/3fA1P2T
“How about a fish?” Europa Editions 2020-05-07 | A short reading from REPRODUCTION, the award-winning debut novel by Ian Williams.A best-selling debut novel and the winner of Canada’s most prestigious literary award, REPRODUCTION is an energetically told, funny, and moving book about how strangers become family.Read it today: bit.ly/3fA1P2T
Ian Williams introduces REPRODUCTION Europa Editions 2020-05-07 | Poet and author Ian Williams talks about Reproduction, his best-selling debut novel winner of the 2019 Giller Prize, Canada's most prestigious literary award."Polyphonic and big-hearted" (Electric Literature), Reproduction is an energetically told, funny, and moving book about how strangers become family.“Williams’s imaginative, intricate tapestries are dazzling.”—The New York Times Book Review → https://nyti.ms/2SK6you“This gorgeous novel vibrates with life…Stylistically inventive and narratively compelling, Reproduction is stunning.”—Aminatta Forna, author of The Memory of LoveBuy it today: bit.ly/3fA1P2T
Quarantine Reading: Chantel Acevedos picks Europa Editions 2020-04-23 | Author Chantel Acevedo recommends some of her favorite books!Born in Miami to Cuban parents, Chantel is the author of A FALLING STAR, LOVE AND GHOST LETTERS, winner of the Latino International Book Award, Song of the Red Cloak, and THE DISTANT MARVELS, a finalist for the 2016 Andrew Carnegie Medal for Excellence in Fiction. Acevedo is an Associate Professor of English in the MFA Program at the University of Miami.In this video, she recommends:- LAZARUS IS DEAD by Richard Beard, published by Europa Editions: bit.ly/2VwkmVx- THE SWANS OF FIFTH AVENUE by Melanie Benjamin, published by Bantam: bit.ly/2XWf73b- EVERYTHING INSIDE by Edwige Danticat, published by Knopf: bit.ly/2Vu8vHw- THE SWEETNESS AT THE BOTTOM OF THE PIE by Alan Bradley, published by Bantam: bit.ly/2VRLCN9- THE ENLIGHTENMENT OF THE GREENGAGE TREE by Shokoofeh Azar, published by Europa Editions: bit.ly/2VwkF2D
A reading from Elena Ferrantes new novel, THE LYING LIFE OF ADULTS, by translator Ann Goldstein Europa Editions 2020-04-13 | Translator Ann Goldstein gives an exclusive reading from THE LYING LIFE OF ADULTS, the powerful new novel set in a divided Naples by best-selling author Elena Ferrante.A singular portrait of the transition from childhood to adolescence to adulthood, THE LYING LIFE OF ADULTS publishes September 1st.Preorder it today: bit.ly/3ejk1goThe reading was part of a new event series hosted by Europa Editions, OUR BRILLIANT FRIENDS. Every Monday at 9pm EST, join us for a free conversation and watch party of Season 2 of the acclaimed HBO series MY BRILLIANT FRIEND. Special guests include Ann Goldstein, Michael Reynolds, Lisa Lucas, Mary Norris, Alex Chee, Sarah Treem, Noreen Tomassi, Ian Williams, Lauren Groff, Jennifer Croft, John Freeman and many more.Sign up for the next event here: bit.ly/2y7V6Mj
The story of the first female war photographer: Gerda Taro (partner of Robert Capa) Europa Editions 2019-10-17 | “The Girl with the Leica” by Helena Janeczek is a novel about the first female war photographer, Gerda Taro, partner and companion of Robert Capa.Gerda Taro was a German-Jewish war photographer, anti-fascist activist, artist and innovator who, together with her partner, the Hungarian Endre Friedmann, was one half of the alias Robert Capa, widely considered to be the twentieth century’s greatest war and political photographer. She was killed while documenting the Spanish Civil War and tragically became the first female photojournalist to be killed on a battlefield.August 1, 1937, Paris. Taro’s twenty-seventh birthday, and her funeral. Friedmann, who would henceforth assume the moniker Robert Capa alone, leads the procession. He taught Taro to use a Leica. Together, they left for the Spanish Civil War to bear witness to fascist war crimes. He is devastated, but there are others, equally bereft, in the procession: Ruth Cerf, Taro’s old friend from Leipzig with whom she fled to Paris; Willy Chardack, ex-lover; Georg Kuritzkes, another lover and a key figure in the International Brigades. They have all known a different Gerda, and one who is at times radically at odds with the heroic anti-fascist figure who is being mourned by the multitudes.Gerda Taro is at the heart of this kaleidoscopic novel but another of its main characters is the era itself, the 1930s, with economic depression, the rise of Nazism, hostility towards refugees in France, the century’s ideological warfare, the cultural ferment, and the ascendency of photography as the age’s quintessential art form.The Girl with the Leica is a must-read for fans of historical fiction centered on extraordinary women’s lives.The Author: Born in Munich in a Polish Jewish family, Helena Janeczek has been living in Italy for over thirty years. With The Girl with the Leica she won the Strega Prize, Italy’s most prestigious literary award, and was a finalist for the Campiello Prize. She lives in Milan, Italy.Get it now on: europaeditions.com/book/9781609455477/the-girl-with-the-leica #Female #War #Photographer #Novel
Whats so great about Greek?! Everything! 🏛 The Ingenious Language by Andrea Marcolongo Europa Editions 2019-08-06 | Andrea MarcolongoThe Ingenious Language: Nine Epic Reasons to Love GreekTranslated by Will SchuttFor word nerds, language loons, and grammar geeks, an impassioned and informative literary leap into the wonders of the Greek language. Here are nine ways Greek can transform your relationship to time and to those around you, nine reflections on the language of Sappho, Plato, and Thucydides, and its relevance to our lives today, nine chapters that will leave readers with a new passion for a very old language, nine epic reasons to love Greek.The Ingenious Language is a love song dedicated to the language of history’s greatest poets, philosophers, adventurers, lovers, adulterers, and generals. Greek, as Marcolongo explains in her buoyant and entertaining prose, is unsurpassed in its beauty and expressivity, but it can also offer us a way seeing the world and our place in it in new ways. She takes readers on an astonishing journey, at the end of which, while it may still be Greek to you, you’ll have nine reasons to be glad it is.No batteries or prior knowledge of Greek required!“Andrea Marcolongo is today’s Montaigne.”—André Aciman, author of Call Me by Your NameDiscover more: europaeditions.com/book/9781609455453/the-ingenious-language#Greek #Ancient #Classic #Language
My Brilliant Friend HBO Tie-in Edition teaser Europa Editions 2018-11-07 | #FerranteFever is back in full force this fall as the HBO adaptation of Elena Ferrante's bestselling series The Neapolitan Quartet, "My Brilliant Friend", is set to premiere November 18th. Pick up your copy of My Brilliant Friend by Elena Ferrante today! Available everywhere books are sold.
A Winters Promise by Christelle Dabos Mini-teaser Europa Editions 2018-08-02 | Europa’s first book of YA fiction and a #1 Bestseller in France, A Winter’s Promise takes readers across a world of many floating islands and cities, from expanses of snowy wilderness to the powerful political courts ruled by deception. Author Christelle Dabos combines a variety of influences (Harry Potter, “His Dark Materials,” Jane Eyre, Miyazaki films, etc.), periods, and landscapes in a way that feels cohesive and refreshing.On-sale everywhere books are sold September 25th, 2018.
Trick by Domenico Starnone - Book Trailer Europa Editions 2018-02-22 | Translated by Pulitzer Prize-winning author Jhumpa Lahiri.Illustrations by Dario Maglionico.Sharp, succinct storytelling and breathtaking prose combine in this new novel by the author of the New York Times editor’s pick, Ties.Imagine a duel between an elderly man and a mere boy. The same blood runs through their veins. One, Daniele Mallarico, is a successful illustrator whose reputation is slowly fading. The other, Mario, is his four-year-old grandson. The older combatant has lived for years in solitude, focusing obsessively on his work. The younger one has been left by his querulous parents with his grandfather for a 72-hour stay. Shut inside an apartment in Naples that is filled with the ghosts of Mallarico’s own childhood, grandfather and grandson match wits, while outside lurks Naples, a wily, violent, and passionate city whose influence is not easily shaken.Trick is a gripping, wry, brilliantly devised drama, “an extremely playful literary composition,” as Jhumpa Lahiri describes it in her introduction, about aging, family, art, and reconciling with one’s past.Discover more: europaeditions.com/book/9781609454449/trickMusic: "Sovereign Quarter" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 Licensehttp://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0
