The Last of Its Kind by Grimbert, Sibylle

The Last of Its Kind (Paperback) (ISBN-13: 9781771669559)

Vendor: Sibylle Grimbert
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Format: Paperback
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The Last of Its Kind by Grimbert, Sibylle

The Last of Its Kind

$21.00
The Last of Its Kind by Grimbert, Sibylle

The Last of Its Kind

$21.00
Format: Paperback
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In 1835, Gus, a young zoologist, is sent to Iceland by The Natural History Museum of Lille to study North Atlantic fauna. It is there he witnesses the bloody massacre of a colony of great auks. Amidst the violence, the curious researcher pulls a single wounded bird from the water, unaware that he has recovered what will eventually be the last of its kind. Gus brings the initially suspicious animal home with him to study it. Instead of a research specimen, he discovers the beauty and majesty of his new companion, who he names Prosp, and the pair eventually develop an endearing mutual affection. Over the next fifteen years, Gus comes to realize that he is the close observer of something inconceivable: the extinction of a species. From there, a singular preoccupation is born, and the inevitable fate of his feathered friend eclipses everything else around him.

Author: Sibylle Grimbert
ISBN-10: 1771669551
ISBN-13: 9781771669559
Publisher: Book*hug Press
Language: English
Published: 11/11/2025
Pages: 160
Format: Paperback
By Sibylle Grimbert
By Sibylle Grimbert
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SIBYLLE GRIMBERT's eleventh novel, Le Dernier des siens (2022) was a finalist for the Femina, Renaudot, Femina Lyc? ens, and Renaudot Lyc? ens prizes, and the Grand Prix de l'Acad? mie fran? aise. The book has been translated into many languages, including English as The Last of Its Kind (tr. by Aleshia Jensen), and an animated film is forthcoming. Grimbert is also a recipient of the prestigious Maurice Genevoix Prize from the Acad? mie Fran? aise, the 30 Millions D' Amis Literary Prize, the Fran? ois Sommer Prize, and the Joseph Kessel Prize. She lives in Paris. ALESHIA JENSEN is a literary translator and former bookseller living in Tio' tia: ke/Montr? al. A four-time finalist for the Governor General's Literary Award for Translation, Jensen translates Quebec and French fiction and indie comics. Her translations include Remnants by C? line Huyghebaert, Prague by Maude Veilleux, in co-translation with Aimee Wall, as well as graphic novels by Mirion Malle, Mar? a Medem, and Camille Jourdy.

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