by Pierre Lemaitre · Le Livre de Poche · libro de bolsillo · ISBN 9782253100416
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«Couleurs de l’incendie» is the historical novel by Pierre Lemaitre, published by Le Livre de Poche in paperback (672 pages, in French).
In February 1927, after the death of Marcel Péricourt, his daughter Madeleine inherits a financial empire. A tragic gesture by her son Paul drags her into ruin, amid the corruption of her circle and the ambition of those around her. Madeleine tries to rebuild her life while France sees the first signs of the fire that will devastate Europe.
Second instalment of the trilogy «Les Enfants du désastre», begun with «Au revoir là-haut», winner of the 2013 Goncourt Prize. French edition published in February 2019.
Recommended for readers of literary fiction and family sagas set in interwar Europe.
Pierre Lemaitre is a French writer who won the 2013 Prix Goncourt for The Great Swindle, known both for his Commandant Camille Verhœven crime novels and for sweeping historical sagas.
