The Roving Shadows

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The Roving Shadows
Author Pascal Quignard
Original titleLes Ombres errantes
LanguageFrench
Publisher Éditions Grasset
Publication date
2002
Publication placeFrance
Pages190
ISBN 2-246-63741-4

The Roving Shadows (French : Les Ombres errantes) is a 2002 fiction book by the French writer Pascal Quignard. It won the Prix Goncourt. [1] The English edition, translated by Chris Turner, was published in November 2011. [2]

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References

  1. "Le Prix Goncourt". academie-goncourt.fr (in French). Académie Goncourt . Retrieved October 26, 2011.
  2. "The Roving Shadows". Complete Review . August 20, 2012. Retrieved August 20, 2012.