{"product_id":"the-furrow-paperback","title":"The Furrow - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eValérie Manteau\u003c\/b\u003e (Author), \u003cb\u003eClaire Foster\u003c\/b\u003e (Translator)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e\"A turbulent, violent world that is both fraught with terror and teeming with life.\"--Annie Ernaux\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eFirst published in France to major acclaim, \u003ci\u003eThe Furrow\u003c\/i\u003e follows a French writer living with her lover in an Istanbul caught in the turmoil of Erdoğan's rule. As the city around her strains under the weight of disorder and conflict, she discovers the story of Hrant Dink, the Turkish-Armenian journalist whose life and assassination become a catalyzing force for Turkish resistance writ large and for the narrator's own writerly ambition. Manteau's singular rhythm and sinuous prose deliver a novel that stretches the seams of historical memory and personal narrative. As the narrator's voice disintegrates into the tangled language of her community, Manteau asks us to question who is telling what story and why. At once a feminist reading and fervent defence of democracy, Manteau's second novel--and first work to appear in English--galvanizes the reader to inhabit the feeling of collective resistance.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWinner of the Prix Renaudot, \u003ci\u003eThe Furrow\u003c\/i\u003e arrives at a critical time in the contemporary zeitgeist, as authoritarianism becomes an ever greater presence across the world and collective action an ever more urgent imperative.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eValérie Manteau\u003c\/b\u003e is a French writer and editor based in Marseille. Her novel \u003ci\u003eThe Furrow\u003c\/i\u003e won the 2018 Prix Renaudot and has sold over 100,000 copies in France. She is also the author of \u003ci\u003eCalme et tranquille\u003c\/i\u003e (2016) and \u003ci\u003eEntre chiens et loups\u003c\/i\u003e (2025), and she was formerly a contributing editor to \u003ci\u003eCharlie Hebdo\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eClaire Foster\u003c\/b\u003e is a writer, bookseller, and literary translator from French. She is the translator of Pierre Clémenti's 1973 memoir, \u003ci\u003eA Few Personal Messages\u003c\/i\u003e (Small Press, 2022). Born and raised in Ohio, she lives and works in Toronto.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 192\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.7 x 7.9 x 4.9 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e October 06, 2026\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":68341054374109,"sku":"9781778430893","price":20.34,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0811\/9867\/8237\/files\/sZImwLA-9781778430893.webp?v=1793307042","url":"https:\/\/handfulofbooks.com\/products\/the-furrow-paperback","provider":"Handful of Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}