Mona’s Eyes

“A French art historian’s English-language fiction debut combines the story of a loving relationship between a grandfather and a granddaughter with an enlightening discussion of art.” -Kirkus Reviews“Schlesser seamlessly interweaves the art lessons with Mona’s story, which concludes with an explanation for the cause of her blindness. Readers of Jostein Gaarder’s Sophie’s World will love this.” -Publishers Weekly “It’s an earthquake. A seismic shift in the world of publishing. A Sophie’s World set in the art world. Thomas Schlesser. Remember the name.” -Alice Develey, Le Figaro “An ode to beauty and wisdom.” -Le Parisien “Mona’s Eyes is not only an introductory novel about art; it is also a universal tale.” -La Croix “The phenomenal novel that makes you want to run to the museum… Better than Emily in Paris.” -Télerama “Fabulous!” -France Inter “Thomas Schlesser is the world champion of dissemination. A brilliant book.” -Télématin

Thomas Schlesser is an art historian, professor at École Polytechnique, and Director of the Hartung-Bergman Foundation in Antibes. He’s the author of some fifteen books, and is particularly interested in the relations between art and politics in the 19th and 20th centuries.

Hildegarde Serle graduated in French from Oxford University. After working as a newspaper subeditor in London for many years, she obtained the Chartered Institute of Linguists Diploma in Translation. For Europa Editions, she has translated Christelle Dabos’ Mirror Visitor series and the novels of Valérie Perrin.