Mend the living
Kerangal, Maylis de
Mend the living - London MacLehose Press 2016 - 236 p. ; 20 cm.
Réparer les vivants. English Translated from the French.
Winner of the Wellcome Book Prize 2017. 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 terrible accident that follows, and all the urgency and compassion of the hospital workers, and shock and grief of Simons family as they negotiate the question of organ donation.
085705385X
TRANSPLANTATION
FICTIONAL WORKS
Mend the living - London MacLehose Press 2016 - 236 p. ; 20 cm.
Réparer les vivants. English Translated from the French.
Winner of the Wellcome Book Prize 2017. 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 terrible accident that follows, and all the urgency and compassion of the hospital workers, and shock and grief of Simons family as they negotiate the question of organ donation.
085705385X
TRANSPLANTATION
FICTIONAL WORKS