The Wide World

#1 Glorious Years

Pierre Lemaitre, Frank Wynne

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Headline
01 May 2024

Fiction & Literature; Modern & contemporary fiction (post c 1945); Historical fiction

Series: Glorious Years

ONE OF THE TIMES' FAVOURITE NOVELS OF 2023

The first epic novel in THE GLORIOUS YEARS series from the two times winner of the

prestigious Prix-Goncourt

'You have the ingredients Balzac would have cooked with. And it is exactly those great 19th century novels that Lemaitre will remind you of' Sunday Times

The Pelletiers are a prominent French family living in Beirut, dominated by Louis, who has built a hugely successful business manufacturing artisanal soaps. Louis has three sons, but none seems to have the aptitude for commerce he desires.

There's Jean, the eldest, a feckless man who is both lazy and weak. When his ambitious wife suggests a move to France, he jumps at the chance for escape - for Jean has a secret that no-one must ever uncover.

Etienne is the youngest son, who travels to Saigon looking for love, and there uncovers financial corruption and violence linked to the very highest officials - evidence that presents a real threat to his own life.

Fran ois, the middle Pelletier brother,

leaves for Paris and becomes a journalist.

When he reports a shocking and brutal murder, he realises he's uncovered the work of a dangerous serial killer, one who may be very close to home.

Absorbing, colourful and rich with no-holds-barred detail, THE WIDE WORLD is a terrific novel of greed, blackmail, and shocking crime.

'Literature with conviction; a furious talent' L'Obs

By: Pierre Lemaitre
Translated by: Frank Wynne
Imprint: Headline
Country of Publication: United Kingdom
Dimensions: Height: 196mm, Width: 130mm, Spine: 40mm
Weight: 360g
ISBN: 9781472292124
ISBN 10: 147229212X
Series: Glorious Years
Pages: 512
Publication Date: 01 May 2024
Audience: General/trade , ELT Advanced
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Active

Pierre Lemaitre was born in Paris in 1951. He worked for many years as a teacher of literature before becoming a novelist. He has won the Crime Writers' Association International Dagger three times, once alongside Fred Vargas, for Alex, and twice as sole winner for Camille and The Great Swindle. In 2013 The Great Swindle (published in French as Au revoir la-haut won the Prix Goncourt, France's leading literary award. In addition to his Brigade Criminelle novels starring Commandant Camille Verhoeven, Lemaitre writes standalone thrillers including Blood Wedding.

Reviews for The Wide World (#1 Glorious Years)

Pierre Lemaitre does not spare his characters or twists. Dumas is not far away, Zola remains in ambush with Hugo, leaning on the shoulder of a Lemaitre who is bickering while winking at his readers * Telerama * Pierre Lemaitre finds his legendary verve [...] to crunch with relish the follies of the time * Les Echos * Pierre Lemaitre skilfully captivates and stuns the reader * Le Figaro Litteraire *