Mend the Living
Author(s): Maylis de Kerangal
Longlisted for the Man Booker International Prize 2016 A twenty-four hour whirlwind of death and life. In the depths of a winter's night, the heart of Simon Limbeau is resting, readying itself for the day to come. In a few hours' time, just before six, his alarm will go off and he will venture into the freezing dawn, drive down to the beach, and go surfing with his friends. A trip he has made a hundred times and yet, today, the heart of Simon Limbeau will encounter a very different course. But for now, the black-box of his body is free to leap, swell, melt and sink, just as it has throughout the twenty years of Simon's life. 5.50 a.m. This is his heart. And here is its story.
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This breathless novel has all the beauty of a Greek tragedy. It is also a hymn to creation and a meditation on the relationship between the body and consciousness, life and death. -- Astrid de Larminat Figaro Far from being the simple tale of a heart transplant, this novel is a true epic, a great modern saga that investigates our relationship with death as much as our relationship with language. -- Francois Busnel Lire A true novel, a great novel, an extraordinary novel. -- Bernard Pivot Journal du Dimanche Maylis de Kerangal navigates perfectly between the epic and the intimate; let's just say that her writing will shake you to your very core. -- Olivia de Lamberterie Elle
Maylis de Kerangal spent her childhood in Le Havre, France. Her novel, Birth of a Bridge, was the winner of the Prix Franz Hessel and Prix M dicis in 2010. Her novella Tangente vers l'est was the winner of the 2012 Prix Landerneau. In 2014, her fifth novel, R parer les vivants, was published to wide acclaim, winning the Grand Prix RTL-Lire award and the student choice novel of the year from France Culture and T l rama.
General Fields
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- : Quercus Publishing
- : MacLehose Press
- : 0.27
- : 01 February 2016
- : 216mm X 135mm
- : United Kingdom
- : 01 February 2016
- : books
Special Fields
- : 272
- : 843.92
- : en
- : 1
- : Paperback
- : Maylis de Kerangal