The winner of the Prix Goncourt des Lycéens , and a #2 best on the Livres Hebdo fiction best-seller list, TELL THEM OF BATTLES, KINGS AND ELEPHANTS by Mathias Énard is the true story of Michelangelo’s trip to Constantinople in 1506 to design a bridge over the Bosphorus.
Against a backdrop of silk and spice, exotic animals and ethereal beauty, Énard weaves a true story into the sensual and elegant tale of what might have been a determining oriental experience for Michelangelo, and of the building of a bridge that would have been one more treasure by one of the most important artists of all time.
Mathias Énard is the prize-winning author of La Perfection du tir (Prix des Cinq Continents, 2003), Remonter l’Orénoque (2005), and Zone (Prix Décembre, 2008, and Prix du Livre Inter, 2009).
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