by Maylis de Kerangal · Tapa blanda · ISBN 9782070130504
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«Naissance d'un pont» is the novel by Maylis de Kerangal, published by Verticales in French.
During the construction of a suspension bridge in an imaginary California, an international consortium brings together engineers, designers, operators and cable riggers. The choral narrative interweaves strike, environmental dispute, sabotage, accidents, ambitions and love affairs; the bridge becomes a metaphor for the transformation of America.
Published in 2010 in its original French edition, it was awarded the Prix Médicis and the Franz Hessel Prize.
For readers of contemporary literary fiction and French literature interested in choral stories about large projects.
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.
