Civilisations

Glorious, funny and profound * Daily Telegraph *A wild romp of a book that turns history on its head * Guardian *A bold and thrilling experiment in counter-factual history from a masterful storyteller * Financial Times *Characteristically ambitious, brilliant…Combining all the pleasure of a period romp with vital questions about our shared origin stories…a triumph * i *A propulsive ‘counter-factual’ romp…both dizzying and fun – Claire Allfree * Metro, Summer Reads of 2021 *Civilisations provides a whole series of what-ifs, concertinaing known facts in new and surprising ways * Literary Review *Imagine that Christopher Columbus never made it back to Spain - and that the Incas weren’t conquered by Spain but instead invaded Europe, replacing Christianity with sun worship….the distant tone enables some enjoyably tart humour about European mores as seen through Incan eyes * The Times Binet’s best book yet: the work of a major writer just hitting his stride. A delightful counterfactual novel. **** – Tim Smith-Laing * Daily Telegraph *Tremendous fun. * Guardian *One of the most successful French writers of his generation… a wild romp of a book that turns history on its head * Guardian *

Laurent Binet (Author)

Laurent Binet lives and works in France. His first novel, HHhH, was an international bestseller which won the prestigious Prix Goncourt du premier roman, among other prizes. The 7th Function of Language won the Prix de la FNAC and Prix Interallie. Civilisations is a bestseller that has won the Grand Prix de l’Académie française.

Sam Taylor (Translator)

Sam Taylor is an award-winning literary translator and novelist. He has translated more than 60 books from French including Laurent Binet’s HHhH and Leila Slimani’s Lullaby.

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