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Meet the authors Laurent Binet and Jean-Baptiste Andréa

Institut français d'Ecosse

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Tue, 19 Aug, 2025 at 06:00 pm

West Parliament Square, EH1 1 Edinburgh, United Kingdom

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Tue, 19 Aug, 2025 at 06:00 pm (BST)

West Parliament Square, EH1 1 Edinburgh

Edinburgh, United Kingdom

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Meet the authors Laurent Binet and Jean-Baptiste Andréa
Meet multi-award-winning French writer Laurent Binet for a talk on his books "HhHH", "The 7th Function of Language", "Civilizations" and "Perspectives", and French novelist Jean-Baptiste Andrea, who was awarded the prestigious Prix Goncourt in 2023 for his novel "Veiller sur elle".

Known for his international bestsellers, "HHhH", which won the prestigious Prix Goncourt du premier roman, and The 7th Function of Language, Laurent Binet now transports us to Renaissance Florence, where art, power, and crime intertwine in a captivating tale. In "Perspectives", a painter is found murdered in a church next to his unfinished masterpiece. At his home, a scandalous hidden painting of Maria de’ Medici, depicted as naked Venus, ignites intrigue. Who killed the painter? Who commissioned the work? As Florence descends into chaos, art historian Giorgio Vasari is tasked with leading the investigation. A dazzling and immensely entertaining novel of court machinations, unveiling a world of secret relationships, letters, political intrigue, and artistic rebellion in the city of eternal beauty. "Perspectives" won the Naissance d’une œuvre prize.

Jean-Baptiste Andrea is a novelist, film director and screenwriter. His debut novel, Ma Reine, won twelve literary prizes in France, including the Prix du Premier Roman and the Prix Femina des Lycéens. His most recently translated novel, Devils and Saints, won the Grand Prix RTL-Lire in 2021. He has been awarded with the most prestigious French literary prize, the Prix Goncourt, for his historical novel "Veiller sur elle", set in 20th century Italy.

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Meet the authors Laurent Binet and Jean-Baptiste Andréa, 19 August | Event in Edinburgh | AllEvents
Meet the authors Laurent Binet and Jean-Baptiste Andréa
Tue, 19 Aug, 2025 at 06:00 pm