ISBN: 9781915267245
Author: Anne SerreTransalted from French by Mark Hutchinson
Publisher Information: Lolli Editions
Publication Date: 2024/06/20
Original Language: French
Publication Information: 112 pagesTopical Subject Header: Fiction
A Leopard-Skin Hat
SHORTLISTED FOR THE 2025 INTERNATIONAL BOOKER PRIZE
Read an excerpt in TANK Magazine
Read an interview with Anne Serre in The Paris Review
A Leopard-Skin Hat may be Anne Serre’s most moving novel yet. Hailed in Le Point as a ‘masterpiece of simplicity, emotion and elegance,’ it is the story of an intense friendship between the Narrator and his close childhood friend, Fanny, who suffers from profound psychological disordersA series of short scenes paints the portrait of a strong-willed and tormented young woman battling many demons, and of the Narrator’s loving and anguished attachment to her. Serre poignantly depicts the bewildering back and forth between hope and despair involved in such a relationship, while playfully calling into question the very form of the novel. Written in the aftermath of the death of the author’s little sister, A Leopard-Skin Hat is both the celebration of a tragically foreshortened life and a valedictory farewell, written in Anne Serre’s signature style.