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Winter Mythologies and Abbots

Forgotten Histories: Pierre Michon’s Winter Mythologies and Abbots, Translated by Ann Jefferson

Reviewed by Amanda Sarasien History is not the sole domain of great men and “shot-heard-round-the-world” events. At least, not for Pierre Michon, one of France’s most acclaimed contemporary writers, who pored over historical archives to imagine the tales of long-forgotten figures for his most recent English-language release, Winter Mythologies and Abbots. These tales were originally published […]