Hell's Gate

by Laurent Gaudé

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Pub Date 18 Apr 2017 | Archive Date 23 Mar 2017

Gallic Books

General Fiction (Adult) | Literary Fiction

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Hell's Gate is an intense, powerful and thoroughly unnerving' [The Guardian] story of one man's journey to the underworld to bring back his son from the dead.

'An intense contemporary myth' The Irish Times

What if death was not the end? A thrilling story of love, loss, revenge and redemption in Naples and beyond.

When his son is killed by gangsters’ crossfire on his way to school, Neapolitan taxi driver Matteo is consumed by despair.

But just when he feels life has lost all meaning, he encounters a man who claims the living can find ways into the afterlife. And legend says that there’s an entrance to the underworld beneath Naples.

What if Matteo had a chance of bringing Pippo back from the dead?

Hell's Gate is an intense, powerful and thoroughly unnerving' [The Guardian] story of one man's journey to the underworld to bring back his son from the dead.

'An intense contemporary myth' The...

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Advance Praise

Praise for Laurent Gaudé

‘Gaude writes … with an elegiac, almost hypnotic rhythm.’
Sunday Telegraph‘A rich canvas’ Publishers Weekly
‘Bewitching’ San Francisco Chronicle
‘Captivating … unforgettable characters’ Elle
‘A mesmerising, haunting book’ L’Express
‘Laurent Gaudé, the master craftsman, keeps us in suspense all the way through.’ Le Monde