About the Book: A Leopard-Skin Hat by Anne Serre is a poignant, emotionally powerful novel about friendship, love, loss, and enduring attachment. Shortlisted for the International Booker Prize, this beautifully written literary fiction follows a narrator and his childhood friend Fanny, a brilliant yet deeply troubled young woman struggling with profound psychological difficulties. Told through a series of vivid, fragmented scenes, the novel captures the complexity of caring for someone caught between hope and despair. Written in the aftermath of the author’s sister’s death, this elegant and moving work becomes both a celebration of a life cut short and a tender farewell. Translated from French by Mark Hutchinson.