The Annual Banquet of the Gravediggers' Guild
Book description
To research his thesis on contemporary agrarian life, anthropology student David Mazon moves from Paris to La Pierre-Saint-Christophe, a village in the marshlands of western France. Determined to understand the essence of the local culture, the intrepid young scholar scurries around restlessly on his moped to interview residents.
But what…
Why read it?
1 author picked The Annual Banquet of the Gravediggers' Guild as one of their favorite books. Why do they recommend it?
By turns hilarious, enveloping, and utterly strange, The Annual Banquet of the Gravedigger’s Guild is a tour-de-force evocation of life in all its rich varieties, from the tiniest micro-organism to the whole human catastrophe, as it has unfolded over eons in an extremely tiny village in western France.
As the novel opens, a budding ethnologist has arrived in this village hoping to interview the locals. What he discovers about the town, however, is that life and death are here in a very unusual relationship. Énard’s premise is utter genius: everything that dies is returned immediately to life again, but never…
Want books like The Annual Banquet of the Gravediggers' Guild?
Our community of 10,000+ authors has personally recommended 100 books like The Annual Banquet of the Gravediggers' Guild.
Browse books like The Annual Banquet of the Gravediggers' Guild
5 book lists we think you will like!
Interested in France, villages, and Paris?
10,000+ authors have recommended their favorite books and what they love about them. Browse their picks for the best books about France, villages, and Paris.