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Littérature
Into Babel
Meet Hugh Beech, or Hugh 'Bitch', as his French and Italian colleagues call him at the European of Luxembourg. Plunged into the heart of the E.U. institutions, Hugh is baffled, horrified and seduced by his encounters with Europe and its peoples. As he finds himself becoming less and less English, and with the Brexit referendum looming, Hugh has to decide where he stands. Into Babel is the hilarious, provocative and moving story of one man's discovery of a new continent and a new identity. It is guaranteed to intrigue, upset and entertain everyone who knows – or thinks they know – the European Union.
James Leader won the Newdigate Prize for Poetry at Oxford University and then embarked upon a career of writing and teaching. After the Saudi-Arabian navy, an American High School and a Nicaraguan university, he was seconded to the European School of Luxembourg, where he still teaches. James became a proud Luxembourger in 2015. The following year, his young adult novel The Venus Zone won first place in Luxembourg's National Literary Competition. He has also written two other novels The Mysteries of Gogos and Chickendance. His debut poetry collection, High Talk, was shortlisted for the Prix Servais in 2023. He is married and has two daughters. Into Babel is his first novel for adults.
