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Neige Sinno

Born 1977 · France

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  • In English

    National Book Award 2025 · Finalist

    Sad Tiger

    Triste tigre

    Neige Sinno · 46 when first published

    Nonfiction · 288 pages · Autofiction, Family

    Translated by Natasha Lehrer

    AI-generated summary:A writer recounts how her stepfather raped her from the age of seven to fourteen, in a family living on the margins in the Alps in the 1990s, and asks whether such things can be told at all.

    Also: Goncourt 2023 shortlist