And Their Children after Them, Nicolas Mathieu
And Their Children after Them, Nicolas Mathieu
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And Their Children after Them

Author: Nicolas Mathieu, William Rodarmor

Narrator: Jean Brassard

Unabridged: 15 hr 8 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Published: 04/07/2020

Synopsis

August 1992. One afternoon during a heat wave in a lost 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 find out what it’s like on the other side at the famous nudist beach. The trip ultimately takes Anthony to his first love and a first summer that will determine everything that happens afterwards.Nicolas Mathieu conjures up a valley, an era, adolescence, 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, which encapsulate the hectic lives of the inhabitants of that intermediate France of medium-sized cities and their quiet residential estates, astride the countryside and the concrete expanses of the outer suburbs.And Their Children after Them is the portrait of a France far removed from the centers of globalization, alternating between decency and rage. A France where almost everybody lives, and which many people would like to forget.

About Nicolas Mathieu

Nicolas Mathieu was born in Épinal, France, in 1978. His first novel, Aux animaux la guerre, was published in 2014 and adapted for television by Alain Tasma in 2018. He received the Prix Goncourt, France’s most prestigious literary award, in 2018 for his second novel, And Their Children after Them. He lives in Nancy.

About William Rodarmor

William Rodarmor is a published author, illustrator, and translator of children’s and young adult books. His published credits include The Last Giants, The Old Man Mad About Drawing: A Tale of Hokusai, Catherine Certitude, and Ultimate Game: A Novel.

About Jean Brassard

Jean Brassard is a theater and television actor, singer, voice-over talent, audiobook narrator, and writer. He is the winner of an AudioFile Earphones Award.

Reviews

Goodreads review by Jonath666

Je n'ai visiblement pas du lire le même livre que les membres du Prix Goncourt. J'ai trouvé l'histoire plate et je n'ai pas réussi à m'attacher aux personnages. En outre, j'ai trouvé que la façon dont l'auteur narrait la vie de ces gens "d'en bas" était par moments très condescendante et caricaturale.......more

Goodreads review by °•.Melina°•.

تابستان ۱۴۰۲/ تمامِ این کتاب تقصیر خودمه.روز بدی دارم، راه میفتم میرم شهرکتاب، یه کتاب ۵۰۰ صفحه‌ایِ ۱۲۰تومنی میبینم و میگم چه قیمت خوبی بذار امتحانش کنم،جلد و توضیح پشت جلد هم که عالیه پس پشیمون نمیشم. پرررررر از شخصیت‌ها و اتفاقاتی که ذرررره‌ای اهمیت بهشون نمیتونید بدید.حتی بعد از ۳۰۰ صفحه‌ای که صبر......more

Goodreads review by Justo

Magistral, escrita en lenguaje llano, suburbial, te deja en el cuerpo una gran desazón. Evidentemente la traducción muy buena y entiendo que consigue transmitir lo que el autor pretende. Ácida crítica social, política, pone de manifiesto el difícil contexto social en que se mueve una parte de la soci......more

Goodreads review by Aude Bouquine

Eté 1992, Anthony a 14 ans. Il vit dans une petite ville fictive de Lorraine, Heillange où le temps semble s'être arrêté en même temps que les hauts-fourneaux qui ne fonctionnent plus et a mis l'essentiel de la population au chômage. Le licenciement du père a détraqué sa famille, comme tant d'autres......more

Quotes

“Mathieu’s book has been acclaimed in France for shining a light on a forgotten part of the country…[He has] received domestic acclaim and international attention for writing about working-class youth.” New York Times

“By focusing on the margins of society, Nicolas Mathieu sees what the tinkerers of comforting literature miss.” Le Figaro (Paris)

“Sensitive and apt. A magnificent chronicle.” Le Monde des livres

“This is an important book, whose characters stay with us long after the last pages have been turned…It gives us the keys to better understand the extent of the current rejection of our political and economic elites.” Libération

“Stunning, bittersweet…Mathieu’s subtle craft will enrapture readers.” Publishers Weekly (starred review)

“Subtly tragic and deeply human.” Booklist

“A gritty, expansive coming-of-age novel filled with sex and violence that manages to be tender, even wryly hopeful.” Kirkus Reviews

“Evokes the beautiful, miserable, longing-plagued experience of being an adolescent as pointedly and powerfully as any novel published since The Virgin Suicides.” Adam Levin, author of Bubblegum and The Instructions

Awards

  • New York Times Book Review Editor’s Choice
  • Prix Goncourt
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