{"product_id":"attacking-earth-and-sun-9781635425154","title":"Attacking Earth and Sun","description":"\u003cb\u003eThis searing historical fiction immerses us in the brutal early days of the 19th-century French colonization of Algeria. \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThe highly anticipated English-language debut of a prize-winning author who tackles the taboo of France's colonial past. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eIn search of a prosperous life, Séraphine and her family brave the dangerous journey to France's newly conquered Algerian territory, along with five hundred likeminded citizens. But the realities of the colony soon give the lie to the French government's promises: inadequate shelter, hostile weather, sickness, and a native population whose anger and desperation threaten to boil over into violence. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eAs the settlers gradually, painfully establish a community and a church in this foreign land, the French army wreaks devastation on the Algerian people and their villages. Through the eyes of a soldier--constantly reminded by his captain, \"You're no angels!\"--we witness their shocking cruelty as they attempt to quell resistance. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eWith chiseled, haunting prose reminiscent of Faulkner, Mathieu Belezi condenses years of historical research into a powerfully human account. \u003ci\u003eAttacking Earth and Sun\u003c\/i\u003e vividly exposes the hell that was colonization, far from the pioneer dream sold by Western powers.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eMathieu Belezi\u003c\/b\u003e is the author of more than a dozen novels. His writing career began with \u003ci\u003eLe petit roi\u003c\/i\u003e, which won the Marguerite-Audoux Prize in 1999. His novel \u003ci\u003eAttacking Earth and Sun \u003c\/i\u003ehas won the Prix Livre Inter and Le Monde Literary Prize. Having traveled widely and even taught in Louisiana, he now divides his time between France and Italy. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eLara Vergnaud \u003c\/b\u003eis a translator of prose, creative nonfiction, and scholarly works from the French. She is the recipient of two PEN\/Heim Translation Fund Grants and a French Voices Grand Prize, and has been nominated for the National Translation Award. She lives in France.\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Other Press (NY)","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51676285141266,"sku":"9781635425154","price":12.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_08ef3abc-2707-40eb-a699-1cd70d3e430f.jpg?v=1761052453","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/attacking-earth-and-sun-9781635425154","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}