Winner of the Prix Médicis, this multifaceted literary novel follows the Jesuit scholar Athanasius Kircher across 17th century Europe and Eleazard von Wogau, a retired French correspondent, through modern Brazil. When Eleazard begins editing a strange, unpublished biography of Kircher, the rest of his life seems to begin unraveling—his ex-wife goes on a dangerous geological expedition to Mato Grosso; his daughter abandons school to travel with her young professor and her lesbian lover to an indigenous beach town, where the trio use drugs and form interdependent sexual relationships; and Eleazard himself starts losing his sanity, escalated by loneliness, and his work on the biography. Patterns begin to emerge from these interwoven narratives, which develop toward a mesmerizing climax. Shortlisted for the Goncourt Prize and the European Book Award, and already translated into 14 languages, Where Tigers Are At Home is large-scale epic, at once literary and entertaining, that belongs in the company of Umberto Eco and Haruki Murakami.

Where Tigers Are at Home: A Novel

Literature & Fiction

Blas de Roblès, Jean-Marie

Literary

Other Press

Winner  of the Prix Médicis, this multifaceted literary novel follows the  Jesuit scholar Athanasius Kircher across 17th century Europe and  Eleazard von Wogau, a retired French correspondent, through modern  Brazil. When Eleazard begins editing a strange, unpublished  biography of Kircher, the rest of his life seems to begin unraveling—his  ex-wife goes on a dangerous geological expedition to Mato Grosso; his  daughter abandons school to travel with her young professor and her  lesbian lover to an indigenous beach town, where the trio use drugs and  form interdependent sexual relationships; and Eleazard himself starts  losing his sanity, escalated by loneliness, and his work on the  biography. Patterns begin to emerge from these interwoven narratives,  which develop toward a mesmerizing climax. Shortlisted for the Goncourt Prize and the European Book Award, and already translated into 14 languages, Where Tigers Are At Home is large-scale epic, at once literary and entertaining, that belongs in the company of Umberto Eco and Haruki Murakami.

Where Tigers are at Home: A Novel

Algeria is a large country, rich in visual remains of its long and complex history. The monuments of the Roman period are particularly impressive. This is partly because they are well-preserved, but also because the French, who colonized the region in the nineteenth century and ruled it until 1962, carried out extensive excavations and restorations. Algeria is not yet in the grip of the mass tourism which is engulfing better known destinations; now is therefore the time to explore its beautiful landscapes and rich cultural heritage. The Roman sites rank among the most impressive anywhere in the Mediterranean and represent an important aspect of the nation’s past. This guidebook will take you to all the sites, with an historical introduction, a detailed gazetteer of the principal museums and Roman sites and lavish provision of maps, plans and photographs.

Classical Antiquities of Algeria: A Selective Guide

Arts & Photography

Sintes, Claude

Kenrick, Philip

History & Criticism

Society for Libyan Studies

"Those of you who stay with Blas de Roblès's ultimately quite satisfying novel will find yourselves with a new European literary star to steer by."—Alan Cheuse, NPR 
A stolen diamond and three right feet, wearing shoes of a non-existent brand, that wash ashore in Scotland set into motion the first plot of Island of Point Nemo, a rollicking Jules Verne-like adventure narrative that crosses continents and oceans, involves multilingual codes, a world-famous villain, and three eccentrically loopy detectives.
Running parallel is the story of B@bil Books, an e-reader factory in France filled with its own set of colorful characters, including the impotent Dieumercie and his randy wife, who will stop at nothing—including a suspect ritual involving bees—to fix his "problem," and their abusive boss Wang-ilWong, obsessed with carrier pigeons and spying on his employees.
With the humor of a Jasper Fforde novel, and the structure of a Haruki Murakami one, Island of Point Nemois a literary puzzle and grand testament to the power of storytelling—even in our digital age.
Born in Algeria, Jean-Marie Blas de Roblès is a truly international writer, having spent significant time in Brazil, France, Taiwan, and Libya. His novel Where Tigers Are at Home won the Fnac, Giono, and Médicis Prizes. Island of Point Nemo is his ninth novel.
Hannah Chute has an MA in translation from the University of Rochester. In 2015, she received the Banff Centre Scholarship to work on Island of Point Nemo, her first full-length translation.

Island of Point Nemo

Humor & Satire

Open Letter

Je est un autre: Pour une identité-monde

BEGAG, Azouz

Goytisolo, Juan

MABANCKOU, ALAIN

ZENATTI, Valérie

COLLECTIFS

DEVI, Ananda

Mbembe, Achille

SEBBAR, Leïla

Blanchard, Pascal

Waberi, Abdourahman A.

LE BRIS, Michel

Forest, Philippe

N'Sondé, Wilfried

Ammi, Kebir Mustapha

ROUAUD, Jean

Bégaudeau, François.

Moï, Anna

KALOUAZ, Ahmed

Laclavetine, Jean-Marie

Laplace, Yves

Essays & Correspondence

Gallimard]

Là ou les tigres sont chez eux - Prix Médicis 2008

Là où les tigres sont chez eux

Contemporary

ZULMA

La montagne de minuit (0000)

L'île du point Némo

Là où les tigres sont chez eux (French Edition)

Le rituel des dunes (French Edition)

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