On the 16th of February, Borderless Book Club will be featuring Absence by Lucie Paye, translated by Natasha Lehrer. Borderless Book Club is an online event series dedicated to translated literature that takes place online (via Zoom) on every third Thursday of the month. Their aim is to provide an accessible discussion space where readers can meet and hear directly from translators and publishers.
On Absence, Ángel Gurría-Quintana wrote: ‘In this remarkable debut, the story of a painter fixated with a ghostly female figure becomes entwined with the story of a woman seeking to connect with a long-lost son. A delicate tale of artistic obsession and creation, and a moving meditation on longing and loss.’ — Financial Times Best Summer Books of 2022