Europa Editions to Publish an English Translation of Muriel Barbery’s New Novel

By Maryann Yin 

La vie des elfesEuropa Editions has picked up the U.S. and Canadian rights to The Life of The Elves by Muriel Barbery.

According to the press release, Gallimard recently published the book in Barbery’s native France. It “debuted at number 10 on the national best-seller list.”

Alison Anderson will serve as the translator for this project. The English edition is slated for release in March 2016.