by Sebastian Barry, Laetitia Devaux · tapa blanda · ISBN 9782072881374
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«Des milliers de lunes» is the historical novel by Sebastian Barry, published by Joëlle Losfeld in paperback (240 pages, in French).
Set in post-Civil War Tennessee, it follows Winona Cole, a young Lakota orphan who grows up on a farm with her adoptive father John Cole and his companion Thomas McNulty, alongside the emancipated siblings Tennyson and Rosalee. After a violent attack on Winona and Tennyson, the threatened community confronts a tale about identity, memory and redemption.
Translated into French by Laetitia Devaux, it is the second instalment of the series "Days Without End". Its original title is "A Thousand Moons" (2020) and it was nominated for the Filter vertaalprijs 2021.
Recommended for readers of historical fiction and literary westerns, interested in queer characters and post-war settings.
Sebastian Barry is an Irish novelist, playwright and poet. He was named Laureate for Irish Fiction, 2018–2021. The French government named him a Chevalier des Arts et des Lettres in 2024. He is considered "one of Ireland’s most acclaimed and accomplished novelists", with "a distinctive place in contemporary Irish culture".
