Born in 1965 in Dublin, Colum McCann today lives in New York with his wife and their three children… Short story writer, essayist, he is also the author of novels including The Song of the Coyote, The Seasons of the Night, Dancer, Zoli, And may the vast world continue its mad race, all of whom have won multiple awards, including the prestigious National Book Award. His work translated into French was published by Belfond and by 10/18 in pocket. His new novel translated by Clément Baude is entitled Apeirogon. (Rebroadcast)
“Apeirogon, nm: geometric figure with an infinite number of sides.
Rami Elhanan is Israeli, son of a Holocaust survivor, former soldier in the Yom Kippur War; Bassam Aramin is Palestinian, and has only known dispossession, prison and humiliation.
Both lost a daughter in the conflict. Abir was ten years old, Smadar, thirteen years old.
After the shock, the pain, the memories, the mourning, there is the desire to save lives.
They who were born to hate each other decide to tell their story and fight for peace.
In order to restore this immense tragedy, this infinite conflict, and to pay homage to the true story of this friendship, Colum McCann offers us a total work in a unique form.” (Presentation of editions 10-18).