Repatriation by Guerra, Eve

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Author: Guerra, EveModern & contemporary fiction (post c 1945)Published on 12 March 2026 by Foundry Editions in the United Kingdom.Paperback |130 x 197 x 21 | 244g
Annabella Morelli is twenty-three years old, dreams of becoming a poet and lives in Lyon, far from Congo-Brazzaville where she was born, the daughter of a Franco-Italian worker, and a Congolese girl who became a mother too young. Annabella remembers a happy childhood until one Christmas, when she was seven, her fathers anger exploded, and her mother left the family home.When she learns of his death in Cameroon, her world collapses for the second time and in her desperate attempt to repatriate her fathers body to France, Annabella is forced to confront the family secrets, lies and deep trauma at the heart of her existence. This stunning debut explores grief, family relationships, personal truths and the post-colonial condition with beautiful, urgent writing. It was the winner of the 2024 Prix Goncourt du Premier Roman.