by Paul Lynch · LGF/Le Livre de Poche · libro de bolsillo · ISBN 9782253077718
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«Grace» is the historical novel by Paul Lynch, published by LGF/Le Livre de Poche in paperback (498 pages, in French).
In 1845 Ireland, during the Great Famine, young Grace leaves her village disguised as a man and embarks on a journey across the country, from Donegal to Limerick, while her little brother secretly joins her. In a devastated landscape where people compete to survive, the novel follows her journey of maturity and resistance.
Originally published in English in 2017, the work was translated into French by Marina Boraso; it won the Kerry Group Irish Fiction Award and was nominated for the Walter Scott Prize.
For readers of historical and literary fiction seeking a coming-of-age novel set in Ireland during the Great Famine.
Paul Lynch is an Irish novelist known for his poetic, lyrical style and exploration of complex themes. He has published five novels and has won several awards, including the 2018 Kerry Group Irish Fiction Award and the 2023 Booker Prize, for Prophet Song.
