English-language translation first published in 2019 by And Other Stories
Sheffield – London – New York
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Copyright © Editions Gallimard, 2010

First published as Que font les rennes après Noël? in 2010 by Editions Verticales, Gallimard
English-language translation © Sophie Lewis, 2019

Cover photo and inserts © 2005, Mircea Cantor, stills from the film Deeparture

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ISBN: 978-1-911508-42-7
eBook ISBN: 978-1-911508-43-4

Editor: Anna Glendenning; Copy-editor: Gesche Ipsen; Proofreader: Sarah Terry; Typesetting and eBook design: Tetragon, London.

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This book is supported in part by the Institut français (Royaume-Uni) as part of the Burgess programme (www.frenchbooknews.com), in part by English PEN’s PEN Translates programme (www.englishpen.org), supported by Arts Council England, and in part by public funding from Arts Council England.