by Jeanne Benameur · Actes Sud Editions · libro de bolsillo · ISBN 9782330028541
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«Profanes» is the novel by Jeanne Benameur, published in 2014 by Actes Sud Editions in paperback (288 pages, in French).
Octave Lassalle, a retired heart surgeon, decides at ninety to organize his final days with four unknown companions, chosen as a team. From this unexpected community arise bonds that touch secret wounds, in a story that celebrates life and faith in the human being.
Novel awarded the Grand Prix RTL-Lire 2013. This edition belongs to the Babel collection from Actes Sud.
A work of contemporary French fiction for readers interested in old age, memory, and human bonds.
Jeanne Benameur is a French writer. Her father was Algerian and her mother was Italian. The family moved to La Rochelle when Benameur was 5 years old.
