On Monday, October 28 at 6pm, join acclaimed French author and member of the Académie Goncourt Eric Emmanuel Schmitt as he discusses Paradises Lost, his latest novel (trans. by Steven Rendall and Addie Leak, Europa) with his US editor Michael Reynolds.

Paradises Lost is the first installment of Eric-Emmanuel Schmitt’s monumental project of recounting the history of humanity and the fruits of more than thirty years of research. The first in a series, and in the form of a stylistic novel much like Yuval Noah Harari combined with Alexandre Dumas. Schmitt combines his scientific, religious, and philosophical research to propel readers from one world to another, and from pre-history to today.

The conversation will take place in English. This event is free with RSVP. Click here for tickets. The talk will be followed by a book signing, and Eric-Emmanuel Schmitt’s books will be available for purchase in French and in English.

This event is co-organized with Villa Albertine and Europa.

ERIC-EMMANUEL SCHMITT is one of Europe’s most popular and acclaimed authors and playwrights. His many novels and story collections include The Most Beautiful Book in the World (trans by Alison Anderson, Europa). In 2001, he was awarded the French Academy’s Grand Prix du Théâtre. Schmitt divides his time between Paris, France, and Belgium.

MICHAEL REYNOLDS is the Executive Publisher of Europa Editions. He received the 2016 Golden Colophon Award for Superlative Achievement & Leadership in Independent Literary Publishing, given by the Community of Literary and Magazine Presses, was a 2017 Epiphany Magazine Honoree for Publishing Excellence, and was made a knight of the Ordre des Arts et des Lettres for his significant contribution to the enrichment of the French cultural inheritance. He is a regular speaker at publishing conferences in America and internationally, a member of the Independent Publisher Caucus Steering Committee, and the founder of Books Across Borders.

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