by Siri Hustvedt · ISBN 9782742775255
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«Élégie pour un Américain» is Siri Hustvedt's literary novel, published in French by Actes Sud in paperback.
After their father's funeral, the siblings Erik and Inga Davidsen find a disturbing letter from an unknown woman that points to a possible involvement of the deceased in a mysterious death. The novel interweaves that family secret with grief, the memory of immigration, and post-9/11 New York.
The novel was originally published in English as The Sorrows of an American; this French edition from Actes Sud appeared in 2008.
For readers of literary fiction seeking family dramas and a psychological exploration of characters.
Siri Hustvedt is an American novelist and essayist. Hustvedt is the author of a book of poetry, seven novels, two books of essays, and several works of non-fiction. Her books include The Blindfold (1992), The Enchantment of Lily Dahl (1996), What I Loved (2003), for which she is best known, A Plea for Eros (2006), The Sorrows of an American (2008), The Shaking Woman or A History of My Nerves (2010), The Summer Without Men (2011), Living, Thinking, Looking (2012), The Blazing World (2014), Memories of the Future (2019), and Ghost Stories (2026). What I Loved and The Summer Without Men were international bestsellers. Her work has been translated into over thirty languages.
