{"product_id":"sleeping-children-hardcover","title":"Sleeping Children - Hardcover","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eAnthony Passeron\u003c\/b\u003e (Author), \u003cb\u003eFrank Wynne\u003c\/b\u003e (Translator)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAn intimate, captivating first novel that tells the story of a family in southern France whose lives are intertwined with the history of the AIDS crisis--and with the forgotten French doctors who are among the first to detect the virus. \u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eIt's 1981. As a wave of mysterious infections sweeps across the United States, a doctor in Paris encounters something unexpected: a case of a disease long thought to have been eradicated. It matches what is happening across the Atlantic--and thus begins a race to make sense of a deadly virus, one that will define a generation. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eMiles away, in rural France, Anthony Passeron's family is dealing with a crisis of their own. Their small village is gripped by another epidemic: heroin addiction. Anthony's uncle D?sir?, once the pride of the family, has become one of the \"sleeping children.\" Often found unconscious on street corners, he is now a stranger to his family. As D?sir?'s life descends into chaos, the thunder of the AIDS crisis grows closer. These two stories--one intimate, one global--are about to collide. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eAnthony Passeron's moving novel is also an eye-opening story about shame and the slow poisoning that secrets can inflict on a family. Exploring the stories of the heroic few who fought not only for a cure but for justice for an abandoned community, \u003ci\u003eSleeping Children\u003c\/i\u003e is a radical vision of a history reshaped, retold, and remembered.\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAnthony Passeron\u003c\/b\u003e was born in Nice, France, in 1983. He teaches French literature and the humanities in a secondary school. Published in sixteen languages, \u003ci\u003eSleeping Children\u003c\/i\u003e is his first novel. It was awarded many prizes in France, including the Prix Wepler and the Prix Premi?re Plume. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eFrank Wynne\u003c\/b\u003e has translated the work of numerous French and Hispanic authors, including Michel Houellebecq, Patrick Modiano, Javier Cercas, and Virginie Despentes. His work has earned him many prizes, including the Scott Moncrieff Prize, the Premio Valle Incl?n, and the International IMPAC Dublin Literary Award with Houellebecq for \u003ci\u003eThe Elementary Particles\u003c\/i\u003e. His translation of Jean-Baptiste Del Amo's \u003ci\u003eAnimalia\u003c\/i\u003e won the 2020 Republic of Consciousness Prize.\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 208\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1 x 8.3 x 5.6 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e April 29, 2025\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":52579188638003,"sku":"9780374612269","price":34.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0300\/5595\/6612\/files\/CWV9SnIE6X9780374612269.webp?v=1761475964","url":"https:\/\/www.vysn.com\/en-ca\/products\/sleeping-children-hardcover","provider":"VYSN","version":"1.0","type":"link"}