Description
| Product ID: | 9781787704473 |
| Product Form: | Paperback / softback |
| Country of Manufacture: | GB |
| Title: | First Blood |
| Authors: | Author: Amelie Nothomb, Alison Anderson |
| Page Count: | 112 |
| Subjects: | Modern and contemporary fiction: general and literary, Modern & contemporary fiction (post c 1945) |
| Description: | Select Guide Rating A gentle homage to the man who gave her lifeWINNER: Strega European Prize ?A best book of 2021 - Le Parisien The Republic of the Congo, 1964. A young man is facing a firing squad, preparing for his last moment on Earth. He reflects on his childhood with a distant mother, and the moments which have led to him finding himself staring death in the face. Patrick Nothomb is a young diplomat, aged 28, when he is taken hostage with thousands of others in Stanleyville (now Kisangani) by rebels. Over the course of four months, Nothomb has negotiated with his captors each and every day, saving the lives of 1500 citizens. Inspired by the life of her father, who died at the beginning of the COVID 19 pandemic, Amélie Nothomb slips into his shoes to give voice to his story. |
| Imprint Name: | Europa Editions (UK) Ltd |
| Publisher Name: | Europa Editions (UK) Ltd |
| Country of Publication: | GB |
| Publishing Date: | 2023-05-04 |