by Philippe Claudel · Stock · tapa blanda · ISBN 9782234056039
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«Les âmes grises» is the novel by Philippe Claudel, published by Stock in paperback (284 pages, in French).
Set in a village in northern France during World War I, the novel revolves around the investigation into the death of a ten-year-old girl, told by a policeman. Between war and everyday life, guilt, innocence, justice and moral ambiguity emerge, in a somber and melancholic atmosphere of poetic prose.
Originally published in 2003, it was awarded the Prix Renaudot in 2003 and the Grand Prix des lectrices de Elle in 2004.
Aimed at readers of literary and historical fiction and those seeking contemporary French narrative in its original language.
Philippe Claudel is a French writer and film director.
