by Michèle Desbordes · Editions Verdier · tapa blanda · ISBN 9782864323037
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«La demande» is the historical novel by Michèle Desbordes, published by Editions Verdier in paperback (123 pages, in French).
In the early years of the sixteenth century, an Italian master, painter and architect already old, leaves Italy summoned by the king of France and settles in the Loire valley with his disciples. There he meets a silent maid; the bond that arises between them, as deep as it is elusive, structures a brief story of lyrical and measured tone.
It won the Prix du roman France Télévision and the Prix du jury Jean Giono, and was a finalist for the Prix Goncourt in 1999.
For readers of historical fiction and French literary fiction seeking sober prose and a Renaissance atmosphere.
Michèle Desbordes was a French writer. A curator of university libraries, she received several awards for her story La Demande devoted to Leonardo da Vinci.
