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Book Title

Waiting for Tomorrow

Subtitle
A Novel
Author 1
Nathacha Appanah; Translated from the French by Geoffrey Strachan
Body
Anita is waiting for Adam to be released from prison. They met twenty years ago at a New Year’s Eve party in Paris, a city where they both felt out of place—he as a recent arrival from the provinces, and she as an immigrant from the island of Mauritius. They quickly fell in love, married, and moved to a village in southwestern France, to live on the shores of the Atlantic with their little girl, Laura.
 
In order to earn a living, Adam has left behind his love of painting to become an architect, and Anita has turned her desire to write into a job freelancing for a local newspaper. Over time, the monotony of daily life begins to erode the bonds of their marriage. The arrival of Adèle, an undocumented immigrant from Mauritius whom they hire to care for Laura, sparks artistic inspiration for both Adam and Anita, as well as a renewed energy in their relationship. But this harmony will prove to be short-lived, brought down by their separate transgressions of Adèle’s privacy and a subsequently tragic turn of events.
 
With the careful observation, vivid description, and emotional resonance that are the hallmarks of her previous novel, The Last Brother, in Waiting for Tomorrow, Nathacha Appanah investigates the life of the artist, the question of cultural differences within a marriage, and the creation and the destruction of a family.

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List Price
$16.00
ISBN
ISBN
978-1-55597-803-7
Format
Format
Paperback
Publication Date
Publication Date
Subject
Subject
Pages
Pages
176
Trim Size
Trim Size
5.5 x 8.25
Keynote
A powerful examination of the artistic impulse, cultural identity, and family bonds

About the Author

Nathacha  Appanah
Credit: F. Mantovani/Gallimard
Nathacha Appanah was born in Mahébourg, Mauritius. She is the award-winning Tropic of Violence, Waiting for Tomorrow, and The Last Brother. She works as a journalist and translator and lives in France.
 
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Geoffrey Strachan was awarded the Scott Moncrieff Prize for his translation of Le testament français (Dreams of My Russian Summers) in 1998. He has translated all of Andreï Makine's novels for publication in Britain and the United States.
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Praise

  • Finalist for the 2019 Albertine Prize
  • “[Appanah’s] beautiful prose shines through this translation by Geoffrey Strachan, allowing her to lay bare the danger of words not spoken and the volatility of dreams denied.”Star Tribune (Minneapolis)
  • “Appanah’s tightly told tale offers an affecting story of displacement, regret, and the meaning of home.”Booklist
  • “Rewarding. . . . the characters are complicated and well-drawn and the story immersive.”Publishers Weekly
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