Books written by Lola Lafon

  • We are the Birds of the Coming Storm
    We are the Birds of the Coming Storm

    "The story centers on two young women: Voltairine, a dancer who no longer dances but whose body is still haunted by the movement of dance, and her soulmate Emile, a young woman recovering from unexpected cardiac arrest.

  • La petite communiste qui ne souriait jamais: roman

    Roman qui retrace le parcours fantasmé de Nadia Comaneci, gymnaste élevée dans la Roumanie de Ceausescu, qui sous les yeux émerveillés de la planète entière, vint mettre à mal guerres froides, ordinateurs et records.

  • Reeling: A Novel
    Reeling: A Novel

    Fascinated by Cathy and the many gifts with which this providential “godmother” is showering her, Cléo introduces her to her parents, receiving their blessing to spend more time with her, ultimately falling prey to Galatée’s trap. ...

  • Reeling
    Reeling

    An impassioned meditation on the consequences of sexual exploitation and the dead ends of forgiveness.

  • The Little Communist Who Never Smiled
    The Little Communist Who Never Smiled

    In The Little Communist Who Never Smiled, Lola Lafon tells the story of Comaneci's journey from growing up in rural Romania to her eventual defection to the United States in 1989.