by Per Olov Enquist · FISCHER Taschenbuch · tapa blanda · ISBN 9783596171729
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«Das Buch von Blanche und Marie» is the historical novel by Per Olov Enquist, published by Fischer Taschenbuch in paperback (240 pages, in German).
The novel interweaves the lives of Marie Curie, discoverer of radium, and Blanche Wittman, patient of neurologist Jean-Martin Charcot at the Salpêtrière in Paris. When she falls ill, Blanche Wittman writes a book about love in which she reviews Marie Curie's relationships, her affection for Charcot, and the mystery of the doctor's death.
The original work, in Swedish, was titled «Boken om Blanche och Marie»; this German edition features a translation by Wolfgang Butt and won the Corine Internationaler Buchpreis 2005.
For readers of historical fiction and literary fiction, with an interest in Marie Curie, the Salpêtrière, and fictionalized biographies of real women.
Per Olov Enquist, also known as P. O. Enquist, was a Swedish author. He worked as a journalist, playwright and novelist.
