{"title":"Lola Lafon","description":"\u003cp\u003eLola Lafon is an acclaimed French author known for her evocative storytelling and keen exploration of themes related to identity, culture, and personal history. Her work often blurs the lines between fiction and reality, inviting readers to delve into introspective journeys that resonate deeply with contemporary issues.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eLafon’s collection includes notable works such as \u003cem\u003eWhen You Listen to This Song\u003c\/em\u003e, where she intricately weaves narratives that reflect on the complexities of memory and the human experience. Her books often find a place in the \u003cstrong\u003eArts \u0026amp; Culture\u003c\/strong\u003e category, as they embody a rich tapestry of cultural reflections and artistic nuance.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eReading Lola Lafon's works is more than just an escape into storytelling; it is an invitation to explore the tapestry of life's intricacies. Her profound insights and lyrical prose captivate readers and make her an essential voice in modern literature.\u003c\/p\u003e","products":[{"product_id":"when-you-listen-to-this-song-by-lola-lafon-9780300275889","title":"When You Listen to This Song","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"book-description\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eA quietly powerful exploration of memory and forgetting, from one of France's leading feminist public intellectuals\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eIn 2021, the award-winning French writer Lola Lafon was granted permission to stay overnight—alone for ten hours—in the Annex in Amsterdam where Anne Frank and her family had hidden from the Nazis between 1942 and 1944. Lafon's visit to this space, where Anne Frank wrote her famous diary, evoked the confinement and constant danger suffered by the Franks, and the family's ghostly presence as well. \"The night was inhabited, lit by reflections,\" Lafon writes. \"Some urgency dwelled at the heart of the Annex, crouched there, ready to be discovered.\"\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eLafon introduces a new vision of Anne Frank, not as a venerated and exploited myth but as the precocious, ambitious, and beloved girl she was, as well as a disciplined writer whose well-loved diary is in fact a carefully constructed literary work. Throughout, Lafon reflects on what it means to lose loved ones, both Lafon's own family in the Holocaust and her childhood friend to the Khmer Rouge. A prize-winner and best-seller in France, \u003cem\u003eWhen You Listen to This Song\u003c\/em\u003e asks us to consider the stories we tell ourselves about tragedy, how we grapple with loss, and why, in the face of danger and confinement, women write.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eWhen You Listen to This Song\u003c\/em\u003e was the winner of France's Grand prix des lectrices ELLE 2023, the Prix Décembre 2022, and the Prix Les Inrockuptibles 2022.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Unknown","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46871588765932,"sku":"9780300275889","price":40.99,"currency_code":"NZD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0705\/7784\/8556\/files\/24756633482294.jpg?v=1759885850"}],"url":"https:\/\/bookhero.co.nz\/collections\/lola-lafon.oembed","provider":"Book Hero","version":"1.0","type":"link"}