Karavan Press is the local distribution partner for THE MEMORY OF THE AIR by Caroline Lamarche (Héloïse Press)

THE MEMORY OF THE AIR

CAROLINE LAMARCHE

From the winner of the Prix Goncourt de la nouvelle

English PEN Award

The autobiographical The Memory of the Air is a sophisticated and introspective narrative about a toxic relationship. As the narrator shares with us her memories of a past relationship, we discover the small details hidden behind psychological abuse until we are led to witness and understand a major traumatic event in her life.

PRAISE FOR THE BOOK

“As a writer, reader, and woman, I found this book original, compelling and thought-provoking.” Dawn Garisch, author

“A nuanced, beguiling, haunting and deep exploration of the impact of male violence. A beautifully written portrait of a woman trying to reclaim selfhood through storytelling. I haven’t read anything else quite like it. It will stay with me.” Marisa Bate, journalist

“Like a spider, Manfore is a predator who has her trapped in his web, but the narrator is also like the spider, a beautiful woman who has spun a web and who sits at the centre of her story.” Shara Kronmal, Necessary Fiction

ABOUT THE AUTHOR

Caroline Lamarche (Liège, 1955) is one of the most important contemporary Belgian authors. She studied Romance Studies at the University of Liège. Her debut novel Le jour du chien (Minuit, 1996) received the Prix Rossel. She is the author of fourteen novels and six short story collections, including Nous sommes à la lisière (Gallimard, 2019) which received the prestigious Prix Goncourt de la nouvelle.

ABOUT THE TRANSLATOR

Katherine Gregor is a full-time literary translator from Italian and French. She was on the Premio Straga Jury in 2020. Her translation credits include Stefanis Auci’s The Florios of Sicily (HarperVia), MarionBrunet’s Summer of Reckoning (Bitter Lemon), Donato Carrisi’s Into the Labyrinth (Little, Brown), and Sylvain Tesson’s Berenzina (Europa Editions).

South African distribution partner: Karavan Press

Publisher: Héloïse Press

Publication date: October 2022

ISBN: 978-1-7397515-2-4

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