Copyright, And Their Children After Them

Originally published in French as Leurs enfants après eux in 2018 by Actes Sud, Arles, France

Published by arrangement with Actes Sud and 2 Seas Literary Agency

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The Library of Congress has cataloged the printed edition as follows:

Names: Mathieu, Nicolas, 1978- author. | Rodarmor, William, translator.

Title: And their children after them / Nicolas Mathieu ; translated from the French by William Rodarmor.

Other titles: Leurs enfants après eux. English

Description: New York : Other Press, [2020] | “Originally published in French as Leurs enfants après eux in 2018.” - Title Page verso.

Identifiers: LCCN 2019029685 (print) | LCCN 2019029686 (ebook) | ISBN 9781892746771 (paperback) | ISBN 9781892746535 (ebook)

Classification: LCC PQ2713.A8767 L4813 2020 (print) | LCC PQ2713.A8767 (ebook) | DDC 843/.92—dc23

LC record available at https://lccn.loc.gov/2019029685

LC ebook record available at https://lccn.loc.gov/2019029686

Ebook ISBN 9781892746535

Publisher’s Note: This is a work of fiction. Names, characters, places, and incidents either are the product of the author’s imagination or are used fictitiously, and any resemblance to actual persons, living or dead, events, or locales is entirely coincidental.

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