Antoine Laurain

An Astronomer in Love

Übersetzer: Lalaurie, Louise Rogers; Jones, Megan

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Produktbeschreibung

Part seafaring historical adventure and part modern-day love story, an enchanting tale of destiny and the power of love from bestselling French novelist Antoine Laurain. "Perfect for the poolside or sitting outside a café with a pastis and olives--and bound to give you just the same cheering lift." -- The Times In 1760, Guillaume le Gentil, astronomer to King Louis XV, sets sail for India. He hopes to record the transit of Venus, but rough seas--and war with the British--make his quest more complicated than he could have imagined. In the end he will live through 11 years of adventures and misadventures, travelling from France to India, India to the Philippines, enduring illness, shipwreck, and the loss of more than he could have imagined, before he returns home. 250 years later, anxious, lonely Xavier Lemercier chances upon Guillaume's telescope in a flea market. As he looks out across the rooftops of Paris, he glimpses an intriguing woman with a zebra in her apartment. Then she walks into his office, and his life changes forever. Xavier, a divorced single father struggling to keep his business afloat, will find meaning in pursuing the same quest as Guillaume did centuries earlier--the key to his heart lies in the transit of Venus (who, after all, was a love goddess). Part swashbuckling adventure on the high seas and part modern-day love story set in the heart of Paris, this is a time-travelling tale of adventure, destiny and the power of love.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Pushkin Press
• Seitenzahl: 256
• Erscheinungstermin: 3. Februar 2026
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 197mm x 130mm x 19mm
• Gewicht: 228g
• ISBN-13: 9781805333616
• ISBN-10: 1805333615
• Artikelnr.: 72499800

Autorenporträt

Antoine Laurain was born in Paris and is a journalist, antiques collector and award-winning author of ten novels, including The Red Notebook and The President's Hat. His books have been translated into 25 languages and sold more than 200,000 copies in English. He lives in Paris, France. Louise Rogers Lalaurie is a writer and translator from the French. She is based in France and the UK. Megan Jones is a translator. She lives in London.

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Praise for An Astronomer in Love

Longlisted for the Dublin Literary Award 2024

Shortlisted for the Edward Stanford Viking Award for Fiction 2024

'Perfect for the poolside or sitting outside a café with a pastis and olives - and bound to give you just the same cheering lift' The Times

'A brilliant love story of two lives separated by centuries but linked by Venus. The supporting cast, including a not-quite-dead dodo and a zebra, will have readers laughing and crying in equal measure' The Lady

'True to form, Laurain's latest love story is an unusual one, snagging attention with its sensuous references, historical knowledge, and taste for serendipity. Its most bombastic events are forwarded with shrugging self-awareness, disarming disbelief; its tragedies are cutting, and its triumphs are irresistible. Cinematic and enchanting' Foreword Reviews (Starred Review)

'Simply beautiful. An enchanting dual-timeline story of a love written in the stars' Fiona Valpy, author of The Dressmaker's Gift

'A perfect treasure waiting to be discovered by adventurous readers. An Astronomer in Love is a witty, lovely, surprising triumph' William Ryan, author of A House of Ghosts

Praise for Antoine Laurain

'Parisian perfection' HM The Queen Consort

'The very quintessence of French romance' The Times

'A hymn to la vie Parisienne' The Guardian


'Like finding a gem among the bric-a-brac in a local brocante' The Telegraph

'A master storyteller' Huffington Post

'Soaked in Parisian atmosphere . . . will have you rushing to the Eurostar post-haste' Daily Mail

'J'adore Antoine and his contemporary French comedies' Wendy Holden


'Like fine wine, Laurain's novels get better with each one he writes' Phaedra Patrick, author of The Curious Charms of Arthur Pepper

'The Parisian tableaus are so descriptive that you can almost smell the croissants' Washington Post

'Witty and perceptive' Publishers Weekly

'The novels of Antoine Laurain [are] straightforward and ingenious' New York Journal of Books