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2006 Nominated

Windows on the World

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ABOUT
THE BOOK

“The only way to know what took place in the restaurant on the 107th Floor of the North Tower, World Trade Centre on September 11th 2001 is to invent it.”

A daring yet moving evocation of the last moments for a father and his children on top of the World Trade Centre on September 11th.

ABOUT
THE AUTHOR Frédéric
Beigbeder

Frédéric Beigbeder is a French writer, literary critic and television presenter. He won the Prix Interallié in 2003 for his novel Windows on the World and the Prix Renaudot in 2009 for his book A French Novel. He is also the creator of the Flore and Sade Awards

Frédéric Beigbeder is a French writer, literary critic and television presenter. He won the Prix Interallié in 2003 for his novel Windows on the World and the Prix Renaudot in 2009 for his book A French Novel. He is also the creator of the Flore and Sade Awards

ABOUT
THE TRANSLATOR Frank
Wynne

Frank Wynne is a literary translator. Born in Ireland, he moved to France in 1984 where he discovered a passion for language. He began translating literature in the 1990s. He has translated works by, among others, Michel Houellebecq, Frédéric Beigbeder, Ahmadou Kourouma, Boualem Sansal, Claude Lanzmann, Tómas Eloy Martínez and Almudena Grandes. His work has earned him a number of awards, including the Scott Moncrieff Prize and the Premio Valle Inclán. Most recently, his translation of Vernon Subutex was shortlisted for the Man Booker International 2018.  Wynne translatedThe Art of Losing by Alice Zeniter which won the Dublin Literary Award 2022.

Frank Wynne is a literary translator. Born in Ireland, he moved to France in 1984 where he discovered a passion for language. He began translating literature in the 1990s. He has translated works by, among others, Michel Houellebecq, Frédéric Beigbeder, Ahmadou Kourouma, Boualem Sansal, Claude Lanzmann, Tómas Eloy Martínez and Almudena Grandes. His work has earned him a number of awards, including the Scott Moncrieff Prize and the Premio Valle Inclán. Most recently, his translation of Vernon Subutex was shortlisted for the Man Booker International 2018.  Wynne translatedThe Art of Losing by Alice Zeniter which won the Dublin Literary Award 2022.

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION

Country
France
Original Language
French
Publisher
Miramax Books
Translator
Frank Wynne
Nominating Library

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