Zenith Hotel - Oscar Coop-Phane - Book Giveaway.

A short novel that punches way above it's weight, Zenith Hotel is a worthy winner of the Prix de Flore. It seems that the UK market is getting a ridiculous number of quite brilliant French novels lately. This is no exception. A deeply bleak portrayal of a day in the life of Nanou seen through both her own eyes and through the live of the losers who are her clients. Nanou is a prostitute, nothing fancy, not a tart with a heart; simply a common streetwalker. She lives alone and, despite hating her life, she cannot feel anything but contempt for the ordinary 9-5 lives of 'normal' people. This is rather a depressing read, and about as bleak as it could get, but well worth a read if you want to experience a bit of Parisian grit.

To celebrate the release of this mysterious little book I have three copies to give away to the three people who can tell me in what year Zenith Hotel won the Prix de Flore. Names will be picked at random , and I'll make the decision on the morning of 15th March, the official release date for the book. I can only take entries from the UK I'm afraid.

My first giveaway so I am excited on many levels about this. :)

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