Maylis De Kerangal

• Oct-2014
• / Literary
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From one of the most exciting novelists writing in France today comes Birth of a Bridge â€" the story of a handful of men and women of various backgrounds and classes, who assemble around the construction of a giant suspension bridge in Coca, a ficti...

• Feb-2016
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Just before dawn on a Sunday morning, three teenage boys go surfing. Returning home, exhausted, the driver lets the car drift off the road into a tree. Two of the boys are wearing seat belts; one is sent through the windshield. He is declared brain-d...

• Jun-2016
• / General Fiction
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Mend the Living is the story of a heart transplant, centred around Simon Limbeau, the boy whose heart is given, and his family. Taking place within exactly twenty-four hours, the novel traces the thrill of an early-morning winter surf session, the te...

• Apr-2019
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Maylis de Kerangal follows up her acclaimed novel The Heart with a dissection of the world of a young Parisian chef More like a poetic biographical essay on a fictional person than a novel, The Cook is a coming-of-age journey centered on Mauro, a ...

• Apr-2021
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Named a most anticipated book of 2021 by The Guardian | The MillionsAn aesthetic and existential coming-of-age novel exploring the apprenticeship of a young female painterIn Maylis de Kerangal’s Painting Time, we are introduced to the burgeoning yo...

• Oct-2021
• / General Fiction
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A breathtaking mountain adventure, in which a boy finds his inner strength, from the author of the critically-acclaimed, award-winning novel The Heart Paul is ten years old and lives with his aunt and uncle. Bruce, an old family friend, suddenly reap...

• Apr-2022
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Named a most anticipated book of 2021 by The Guardian and The MillionsAn aesthetic and existential coming-of-age novel exploring the apprenticeship of a young female painter.In Maylis de Kerangal’s Painting Time, we are introduced to the burgeo...

• Feb-2023
• / Psychological Suspense
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A NEW YORK TIMES BEST BOOK 2023A NEW YORKER BEST BOOK OF THE YEAR 2023A FINANCIAL TIMES BOOK OF THE YEAR 2022A NEW STATESMAN BOOK OF THE YEAR 2022On the Trans-Siberian Railway a desperate Russian conscript hopes a chance encounter with an older Frenc...

• Oct-2023
• / General Fiction
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From the author of Eastbound, a New York Times Top 10 Book of 2023A colorful cast of female characters contends with UFOs, sonic waves, and the legend of Buffalo Bill in a spellbinding novella and 7 short stories about the mysteries of place and lang...