A Hundred Million Years and a Day

Jean-Baptiste Andrea, Sam Taylor

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Gallic Books
01 June 2021

Fiction in translation; Mountains

SHORTLISTED FOR THE GRAND PRIX DE L'ACADEMIE FRANCAISE 2019 SHORTLISTED FOR THE GRAND PRIX DES BLOGUEURS LITTERAIRES 2019 LONGLISTED FOR THE PRIX LIBR'A NOUS 2020 Chosen as one of French booksellers' Top 5 New Titles of Autumn 2019 in Livres Hebdo 'Up there, the only monsters are the ones you take with you.' 1954. Stan, a middle-aged palaeontologist living in Paris, hears a story about a 'dragon', a fossilized dinosaur whose discovery could change his life. Yet this fossil, if it truly exists, lies somewhere within a glacier, deep in treacherous mountain territory on the Italian border. And he cannot attempt to find it alone. Joined by loyal friend Umberto with his young assistant, Peter, and expert mountain guide Gio, the team set off in pursuit of a legend. Time is short; they must complete the expedition before the weather turns. But what is really driving Stan? And just how far is he prepared to go? Acclaimed screenwriter and author Jean-Baptiste Andrea tells a gripping and cinematic tale of dreams, obsessions, and the poignant friendship forged between a group of men pushed to their limits. AUTHOR: Jean-Baptiste Andrea is a director, screenwriter and author. Born in 1971, he grew up in Cannes. His first novel, Ma Reine, was published in 2017 and won 12 literary prizes including the Prix du Premier Roman and the Prix Femina des Lyceens.

By: Jean-Baptiste Andrea
Translated by: Sam Taylor
Imprint: Gallic Books
Country of Publication: United Kingdom
Dimensions: Height: 215mm, Width: 134mm,
ISBN: 9781910477830
ISBN 10: 1910477834
Pages: 176
Publication Date: 01 June 2021
Audience: General/trade , ELT Advanced
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Active

Jean-Baptiste Andrea is a director, screenwriter and author. Born in 1971, he grew up in Cannes. His first novel, Ma Reine, was published in 2017 and won 12 literary prizes including the Prix du Premier Roman and the Prix Femina des Lycens. Sam Taylor was born in Nottinghamshire, England in 1970, and began his career as a journalist with The Observer. In 2001, he moved to southwest France, where he wrote four novels. In 2010, he translated his first novel: Laurent Binet's HHhH. He now lives in the United States and works as a literary translator and author. Recent translations include The Truth about the Harry Quebert Affair, The Heart (for which he won the French-American Translation Prize) and Lullaby/The Perfect Nanny.

Reviews for A Hundred Million Years and a Day

SHORTLISTED FOR THE PRIX JOSEPH KESSEL 2020 SHORTLISTED FOR THE GRAND PRIX DE L'ACADEMIE FRANCAISE 2019 SHORTLISTED FOR THE GRAND PRIX DES BLOGUEURS LITTERAIRES 2019 'A sublime and beautiful book' Carys Davies 'Every line is golden. It's impossible to describe it without selling it short. It is a small, perfect thing, beautiful and devastating' Sara Taylor 'Spare, elegant and poetic, this slender novel is quietly devastating' Daily Mail 'Breathless and heartbreaking . . . Tracing a treasure that waits just out of reach, A Hundred Million Years and a Day speaks to the adventurers within us all' Foreword Reviews 'Using beautiful imagery and poetic language, Andrea takes us to the mountains for an adventure that is as cruel as it is magical' Le Figaro 'Gripping and poetic, it keeps you hooked until the final page' La Croix 'Under Jean-Baptiste Andrea's skilled penmanship, the alpine adventure novel becomes a moving tale of personal discovery, and the fossil, a brilliant metaphor for the search for perfection' Le Nouveau Magazine Litteraire 'The author's voice has the imagination to move mountains, but shows an awareness that the journey means more than the destination. We're with the narrator every step of the way, admiring his determination to fulfil his dream' Liberation 'Go and buy it now. . . Andrea's beautiful words are both heartrending and comforting' Telematin 'The poetry of the language and intensity of feeling give nature an intoxicating splendour' Le Matricule des Anges