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A review by literaryinfatuation
Hunting Party by Agnès Desarthe
3.0
“Initially, he doesn’t try to understand or translate the words Hector pronounces, which aren’t really words, but garlands - indivisible, twisted, undulating, turbulent, without beginning or end. Tristan tries above all else to convince his body that the new shapes around him must become as familiar as the ones he left behind”. - Agnès Desarthe, Hunting Party.
Have you ever had a feeling when picking up a book that has been accumulating dust on your shelves that you wished you’d have picked it up sooner? I received this ARC of Hunting Party by Agnès Desarthe sometime in 2018 and just picked up now. Oh what a mistake! I loved it! I wish I had read it sooner. It’s a beautiful coming-of-age story about a French boy whose mother dies and he’s sent to London. I love how the author describes that sense of loss at encountering a new language and a foreign culture. And the fact that the main character is called Tristan is no coincidence. I found many similarities with the old epic but I won’t spoil it for you. If you want to read more women, and more fiction translated by women. This is a good pick. Short, funny and easy. A very charming read.
Have you ever had a feeling when picking up a book that has been accumulating dust on your shelves that you wished you’d have picked it up sooner? I received this ARC of Hunting Party by Agnès Desarthe sometime in 2018 and just picked up now. Oh what a mistake! I loved it! I wish I had read it sooner. It’s a beautiful coming-of-age story about a French boy whose mother dies and he’s sent to London. I love how the author describes that sense of loss at encountering a new language and a foreign culture. And the fact that the main character is called Tristan is no coincidence. I found many similarities with the old epic but I won’t spoil it for you. If you want to read more women, and more fiction translated by women. This is a good pick. Short, funny and easy. A very charming read.