Freshly arrived at the bookseller

Among all the books that have recently arrived in bookstores, here are a few that caught our attention.

Nobody needs to knowOlivier Adam

The renowned French novelist wrote his first collection of poetry, and we are curious to discover the music of his poems which evoke identities, secrets, childhood memories and all those little things that make up everyday life.

Nobody needs to know

Olivier Adam

Éditions Bruno Doucey

128 pages

Dishonor at Camp 133Wayne Arthurson

The author ofEdmonton continued its foray into the German prison camps of Alberta in 1944, begun with The traitors of Camp 133. Sergeant Neumann is back in this new investigation where the death of a detainee raises the possibility of a plot involving Canadians and Germans. For fans of historical thrillers.

Dishonor at Camp 133

Wayne Arthurson (translated by Pascal Raud)

To read

354 pages

Unforgettable suiteAkira Mizubayashi

The one nicknamed “the most French of Japanese writers” tells here the story of a young violin maker who discovers, in a precious cello, a letter which will lead her in the footsteps of destinies shattered by the Second World War, to Japan. A novel inspired by a Following by Bach, with music in the background.

Unforgettable suite

Akira Mizubayashi

Gallimard

256 pages

Wandering soulsCécile Pin

This moving first novel revisits the tragic fate of siblings forced to flee Vietnam, after the departure of the last American troops, and their drift to Margaret Thatcher’s United Kingdom, where the three orphans will begin a new life.

Wandering souls

Cécile Pin (translated by Carine Chichereau)

Stock

288 pages

CezanneMarie-Hélène Lafon

In this literary essay, the French professor and writer, winner of numerous prizes (including the Renaudot in 2020 for Son’s story), was inspired by the life – and work – of the painter Paul Cézanne to reconstruct it with short portraits in which we take pleasure in immersing ourselves.

Cezanne

Marie-Hélène Lafon

Flammarion

176 pages