by Noëlle Châtelet · SEUIL · tapa blanda · ISBN 9782020592581
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«La Dernière Leçon» is the account by Noëlle Châtelet, published by Seuil in paperback (180 pages, in French).
The narrative stems from the dialogue between a daughter and her mother, who announces her decision to end her life and asks her children to accompany her in that process. Through memories and conversations, the work approaches grief, personal autonomy and the right to a dignified death, and reflects on the meaning of accompanying someone who decides to die.
The work was awarded the Prix Renaudot des lycéens in 2004 and belongs to the Cadre rouge collection at Seuil.
For readers of contemporary fiction interested in an intimate approach to euthanasia and accompaniment in the face of death.
Noëlle Châtelet ; born Noëlle Jospin, 16 October 1944) is a French writer and lecturer in the humanities at the Paris Descartes University. She is the author of essays, collections of short stories and novels translated into several languages.
