Street of Thieves

Praise for Mathias Énard

“Homeric in its scope and grandeur, remarkable in its detail, Énard’s American debut, Zone, is a screaming take on history, war, and violence. . Mandell’s translation of the extravagant text is stunning.”

— Publishers Weekly [starred review]

“A tremendous accomplishment. . Énard’s Zone is, in short, one of the best books of the year.”

— Daily Beast

“With its historical sweep and grand moral import, Zone is an epic of modern literature.”

— Bomb

“Like Flaubert and James Joyce, Énard seems to have found a model for his omnivorous novel in the Homeric epic, while Ezra Pound’s ghost also haunts Zone.”

— New York Times

“Énard’s brilliant fourth novel seeks to escape ‘the memory of emotions and crimes.’. . Form and theme fuse powerfully in Zone.”

— World Literature Today

“The novel of the decade, if not of the century.”

— Christophe Claro