Sam Taylor

About The Author

Sam Taylor (translator) is an award-winning literary translator and novelist. He has translated over seventy books from French, including works by Laurent Binet, Leïla Slimani, David Diop, and Marcel Proust. Born in England, Sam was a journalist at The Observer (London) before moving to France. He now lives in the United States with his family.

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Books by Sam Taylor

Dancefloor

By Victor Jestin

Translated by Sam Taylor

From the author of Heatwave, a Waterstones Book of the Month
From the translator of The Truth About the Harry Quebert Affair, Lullaby and HHhH

'The modern day successor to Francoise Sagan'

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The Summer Boy

A Novel

By Philippe Besson

Translated by Sam Taylor

From the author of the international bestseller Lie with Me, a “prismatic…moving” (Kirkus Reviews, starred review) novel set on an island off the coast of France, following a group of teenagers and the sudden disappearance of one of their number, leaving the rest with an enduring...

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