by Maylis de Kerangal · Folio · libro de bolsillo · ISBN 9782072874406
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«Un monde à portée de main» is the literary fiction novel by Maylis de Kerangal, published by Folio in paperback (336 pages, in French).
Paula, at twenty, enters the Institute of Painting in Brussels, where she learns to imitate surfaces and textures to create the illusion of the living. Her work takes her from Cinecittà to the replica of the Lascaux cave. In her painting, past and present, fiction and life coexist; to understand the world she paints, she must catch it with her hands.
The novel was originally published in 2018; this Folio edition dates from 5 March 2020.
For readers of contemporary literary fiction and those who enjoy stories about art, painting, and learning.
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.
