by Héctor Bianciotti · Gallimard · tapa blanda · ISBN 9782070704729
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«Sans la miséricorde du Christ» is the novel by Héctor Bianciotti, published by Gallimard in paperback (324 pages, in French).
The narrator reconstructs the life of Adélaïde Marèse, a governess exiled in Paris, from what she let him glimpse during the months their exiles coincided. The narrative traces her path from the so-called southern continent to her death at the Saint-Louis hospital, in a portrait of exile, memory and identity.
Originally published in 1985.
For readers of French fiction who prefer attentive prose, with a measured reflection on exile and memory.
Hector Bianciotti was an Argentine-born French author and member of the Académie Française.
