Book · 2016
Mend the Living
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Why people recommend it
Mend the Living is a contemporary novel by Maylis de Kerangal that traces the harrowing twenty-four-hour cycle surrounding a tragic accident and subsequent organ donation. On The Book Review podcast in an episode titled One Young Mother and the Homelessness Crisis published on July 18, 2024, host Pamela Paul discussed the author's previous work. Paul noted that she had read the earlier novel because it possessed such a compelling and unusual premise, referring to it by its translated title, The Heart. Her remarks highlighted the thematic depth and structural ambition that characterize de Kerangal's fiction, particularly her ability to transform a complex medical and emotional ordeal into an urgent narrative. By reflecting on this prior book alongside her recommendation of the author's newer short work, Paul provided listeners with a broader appreciation of de Kerangal's literary trajectory, emphasizing the consistent power of her storytelling, her meticulous research, and her exploration of human vulnerability across different facets of modern life.
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Pamela Paul her previous book I also read because it had such an interesting premise it was called the heart 1
“her previous book I also read because it had such an interesting premise it was called the heart”
