the decade, if not of the century." Mathias Énard studied Persian and Arabic and spent long periods in the Middle East. A...... more

original books of the decade--and written as a single, hypnotic, propulsive, physically irresistible sentence--Mathias Énard’s...... more

In 1506, Michelangelo--a young but already renowned sculptor--is invited by the sultan of Constantin... more

In 1506, Michelangelo--a young but already renowned sculptor--is invited by the Sultan of Constantin... more

erudition, Mathias nard pulls astonishing elements from disparate sources--nineteenth-century composers and esoteric...... more