Animalia
Jean-Baptiste Del Amo's novel on the transmission of violence through one family over a century and five generations, translated by Frank Wynne.
Animalia is the English translation by Frank Wynne of Règne animal, Jean-Baptiste Del Amo’s 2016 novel, which won the Prix du Livre Inter in 2017. Del Amo describes it as exploring the transmission of violence through a family over a century and five generations, and as the origin of The Son of Man. Open Library lists family life and France as subjects. This Grove Press edition appeared in 2020 and runs to 384 pages.
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