HALLELUJAH
Its mere presence signified its “power.” The world was its throne, it filled the space it inhabited.
Sylvain Tesson has walked from Russia to India, participated in archaeological expeditions in Afghanistan and Pakistan, and wintered alone in a cabin on a lake in Siberia. He earned a diplôme d’études appliquées in geopolitics at the University of Paris VIII. One of France’s most celebrated writers, he has been awarded the Prix Médicis Essai and the Prix Goncourt de la Nouvelle. An international bestseller, his latest book The Art of Patience won the Prix Renaudot in 2019 and is available in the U. S. from Penguin Press.