Watching Over Her

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Watching Over Her
Veiller sur elle Jean-Baptiste Andrea book cover.jpg
First edition cover
Author Jean-Baptiste Andrea
Original titleVeiller sur elle
Translator Frank Wynne
LanguageFrench
PublisherL'Iconoclaste
Publication date
17 August 2023
Publication placeParis
Published in English
28 August 2025
Pages584
Awards Prix Goncourt (2023)
ISBN 978-2-378-80375-9

Watching Over Her (French: Veiller sur elle) is a 2023 novel by French author Jean-Baptiste Andrea. It was published on 17 August 2023, by the French independent publisher L'Iconoclaste. [1] It received the Prix Goncourt on 7 November 2023. [2] It has sold over 700,000 copies, making it one of the best-selling Goncourt winners. Watching Over Her was also recipient of the Prix du roman Fnac and the Grand Prix des Lectrices de Elle. [3]

Contents

The book has been translated into 34 different languages. [3] The English translation by Frank Wynne is set to be published by Atlantic Books on 28 August 2025. [4] [5]

Synopsis

Spanning several decades in 20th-century Italy, the novel focuses on a poor sculptor named Michelangelo "Mimo" Vitaliani, and his tumultuous relationship with Viola Orsini, the daughter of an aristocratic family. [2]

Film adaptation

In June 2024, it was announced that former Pathé executives Muriel Sauzay and François Ivernel secured the screen rights to the novel for an adaptation produced by their company Montebello. [3]

References

  1. ↑ "Jean-Baptiste Andrea, lauréat du prix du roman Fnac pour "Veiller sur elle"". Franceinfo (in French). 31 August 2023. Retrieved 5 November 2024.
  2. 1 2 Breeden, Aurelien (7 November 2023). "Jean-Baptiste Andrea Wins Goncourt Prize With Sprawling Novel". The New York Times . Retrieved 5 November 2024.
  3. 1 2 3 Keslassy, Elsa (20 June 2024). "Goncourt Prizewinning Novel 'Watching Over Her' Set for Screen Adaptation by Former Pathe Executives (EXCLUSIVE)". Variety. Retrieved 5 November 2024.
  4. ↑ "Atlantic acquires Jean-Baptiste Andrea's Prix Goncourt-winning Watching Over Her". The Bookseller . Retrieved 5 November 2024.
  5. ↑ "Watching Over Her". Atlantic Books. Retrieved 3 March 2025.


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