Archipels

A Louisiana island named like her father is slowly sinking, and the thought prompts the narrator to confront him: a reticent man who claims to recall nothing. She sets out to restore his past through places and things, starting with his workshop crammed with oddities. Behind the obsessive collector she discovers a child shaped by war and a discreet, committed artist, and their bond shifts.

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About the book

Form

Novel

Length

285 pages in the original

Genres

Family, Autofiction (assigned by AI)

First published

2024 by Éditions de l'Olivier

Author's age

45 when first published

ISBN

9782823621150 (original)