Frenchman Jacques Testard publishes Annie Ernaux in English

Disaster! Another Nobel! Of course, there was joy in the corridors of Fitzcarraldo Editions and in the minds of its founder, Jacques Testard, on October 6, at 1 p.m., when the Swedish Academy announced the name of its new laureate, Annie Ernaux. But then again, we had to roll up our sleeves. Because in this small London general literary publisher with only six full-time employees, the boss is on all fronts. Talk to industry giants Penguin, Hassett Livre UK, HarperCollins about Destart. It is very simple, they are cut. And they seek the secret of his mighty martingale.

Annie Erneaux, Nobel Prize for Design

Description English education first. Although Jacques Testard was born in Paris (1984), he moved to London with his brother (published a novel with Pierre Acts Sud earlier in the year) and with his parents in 1990. They had the good idea to send me and my younger brother to an English school. We spoke English at school and French at home. We are