by Pierrette Fleutiaux · Actes Sud · tapa blanda · ISBN 9782742734016
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«Des phrases courtes, ma chérie» is the novel by Pierrette Fleutiaux, published by Actes Sud in paperback (224 pages, in French).
A daughter visits her mother in a nursing home and together they face the final stretch of life. Amid shared memories, obstacles and moments of grace, the narrative addresses old age, illness and family memory, and shows how filial love is redefined in extreme circumstances.
Published in 2001 as a co-edition by Actes Sud and Leméac; Pierrette Fleutiaux won the Prix Femina in 1990 for «Nous sommes éternels».
For readers of literary fiction in French interested in the mother-daughter relationship, old age and the end of life.
Pierrette Fleutiaux was a French writer. Her awards include the 1985 Prix Goncourt de la Nouvelle for Métamorphoses de la reine, and winner of the 1990 Prix Femina for Nous sommes éternels.
