Colum McCann returns with his first novel since "Apeirogon"
The Irish writer publishes "Ce qui nous frôle sous la surface" this rentrée littéraire, his first work of fiction since 2020.
Colum McCann is back in French bookshops this rentrée with a new novel, "Ce qui nous frôle sous la surface," published by Belfond in a translation by Clément Baude, according to France Culture, which interviewed the author on its programme Les Midis de culture.
The book marks McCann's first work of fiction since "Apeirogon" in 2020, a novel that brought him wide attention and was itself widely discussed for its structure and its subject. France Culture describes him as one of the major names in Irish literature.
No further detail on the plot, length or themes of the new novel was given in the source material. Readers curious about the book's content will need to wait for reviews or the full interview to learn more.
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