The Book of Nights: A Novel (Verba Mundi Series)
A novel tracing a century of the Peniel family while weaving together myth and fantasy. Centered on Victor-Flandrin Péniel, it follows how war, violence, love, and loss pass from one generation to the next, turning historical devastation into a story of inheritance and legend.
Work Information
A family's century-long history rises out of war memory and mythic imagination.
Anchored by Victor-Flandrin Péniel, the novel follows a family through birth, marriage, loss, and recurring violence. Rather than merely reproducing history, it layers legend and fable to bring out human pain and the stubborn force of life, making it one of Sylvie Germain's signature works.
Review Summaries
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The novel is praised for its mythic narration, the way it layers family history, and its poetic prose. Some readers also find its dense symbolism and frequent shifts in time demanding.
Book Information
- Publisher
- David R Godine Pub
- Published
- 1993-12-01
- Pages
- 263 pages
- Language
- 英語
- Size
- 14.81 x 2.72 x 21.56 cm
- ISBN-13
- 9780879239756
- ISBN-10
- 0879239751
- Price
- 2500 JPY
- Category
- 洋書/Literature & Fiction/Literary
Passionate, cruel, and fully human, Victor-Flandrin Peniel acts as the focal point for the intertwined stories of his four wives and fifteen children, their lovers and enemies, and the endless cycle of birth and death.
Sylvie Germain is the author of thirteen works of fiction. Her work has been translated into twenty-one languages and has received worldwide acclaim.
Related Literary Awards
- Park Kyong-ni Prize Edition 13 (2024) ・Winner