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      In the Absence of Men

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      FROM THE BESTSELLING AUTHOR OF LIE WITH MEIt is the summer of 1916 and, with German Zeppelins on the skyline, the men of Paris are off at war. For Vincent, the sixteen-year-old son of a prestigious family, the tranquillity of the city sits at odds with the salons and soirees h...

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      Product ID:9781784876364
      Product Form:Paperback / softback
      Country of Manufacture:GB
      Series:Vintage Editions
      Title:In the Absence of Men
      Authors:Author: Philippe Besson, Frank Wynne
      Page Count:192
      Subjects:Modern and contemporary fiction: general and literary, Modern & contemporary fiction (post c 1945), Historical fiction, Fiction in translation, Historical fiction, Fiction in translation
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      FROM THE BESTSELLING AUTHOR OF LIE WITH MEIt is the summer of 1916 and, with German Zeppelins on the skyline, the men of Paris are off at war. For Vincent, the sixteen-year-old son of a prestigious family, the tranquillity of the city sits at odds with the salons and soirees he attends. But, after an electrifying encounter with the enigmatic writer, Marcel P, draws Vincent’s desires out into the light, his ever-riskier liaisons with a young solider begin to shape Vincent’s future. Translated by Frank Wynne'A short, bold and original novel which beautifully captures the romance and amorality of gilded youth' Independent

      FROM THE BESTSELLING AUTHOR OF LIE WITH ME

      It is the summer of 1916 and, with German Zeppelins on the skyline, the men of Paris are off at war. For Vincent, the sixteen-year-old son of a prestigious family, the tranquillity of the city sits at odds with the salons and soirees he attends. But, after an electrifying encounter with the enigmatic writer, Marcel P, draws Vincent’s desires out into the light, his ever-riskier liaisons with a young solider begin to shape Vincent’s future.

      Translated by Frank Wynne

      ''A short, bold and original novel which beautifully captures the romance and amorality of gilded youth'' Independent


      Imprint Name:Vintage Classics
      Publisher Name:Vintage Publishing
      Country of Publication:GB
      Publishing Date:2020-09-03

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      Weight132 g
      Dimensions109 × 179 × 18 mm