by Sylvain Trudel · Les Allusifs Editions · tapa blanda · ISBN 9782922868043
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«Du mercure sous la langue» is the novel by Sylvain Trudel, published by Les Allusifs Editions in paperback (132 pages, in French).
Frédéric Langlois, a teenager at the end of his short life, takes stock of his existence and rails against the illusions with which people soften their tragic condition: hope, love, the soul and religion. Lucid to the point of pain, he rejects all comfort; only Marilou, his friend in misfortune, keeps him company.
Written in French, it was originally published in 2001 and won the Prix des libraires du Québec in 2002. The copy bears the number 005 on the cover.
A work for readers of contemporary and young adult fiction seeking a raw, uncompromising look at death and life's illusions.
Sylvain Trudel is a French-Canadian writer. His debut novel Le Souffle de l'harmattan appeared in 1986 and he has since published around half a dozen more works of adult fiction. His novel La Mer de la tranquillité won the 2007 Governor General's Prize. He is also a noted author of children's books, of which he has published more than a dozen.
