by Pascal Quignard · Tapa blanda · ISBN 9782020991094
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«La barque silencieuse» is the novel by Pascal Quignard, published by Seuil in paperback, with 237 pages, in French.
The work explores values such as love, suicide, atheism, silence, contemplation and secrecy, in search of a more radical way of life, without judgments, society or gods. It alternates tales, mini novels, historical anecdotes and biographical fragments —the death of Madame de La Fayette, the last days of Mazarin—, as well as etymological inquiries into words such as «liberty», «virtue» or «suicide».
Published in 2009, it is the sixth installment of the series «Dernier Royaume».
For readers of contemporary French literature and for those who follow the series «Dernier Royaume».
Pascal Quignard is a French writer born in Verneuil-sur-Avre, Eure. In 1980 his novel Carus was awarded the Prix des Critiques. In 2002 Les Ombres errantes won the Prix Goncourt, France's most prestigious literary prize. Terrasse à Rome, received the French Academy prize in 2000. He also won the 2023 Prix Formentor.
