by Maylis de Kerangal · Verticales · tapa blanda · ISBN 9782070144136
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«Réparer les vivants» is the contemporary novel by Maylis de Kerangal, published by Verticales in paperback (288 pages, in French).
The novel follows the chain of a heart transplant over twenty-four hours: the heart of Simon, a young man in brain death, travels to the person who receives it. Kerangal interweaves the voices of the family, the medical staff and the recipient, with tension and reflection on life, death and human connection.
The novel received the Grand Prix RTL-Lire, the Prix Relay des Voyageurs and the Prix des Lecteurs de L'Express-BFMTV.
For readers of contemporary literary fiction interested in narratives about medicine, grief and human emotions.
Maylis de Kerangal is a French author. Her novels deeply explore people in their work lives. She has won many awards for her work, and her novels have been published in several languages. Two have been adapted as films.
