Maylis De Kerangal has written an extraordinary book that will continue to haunt readers for a very long time. Written in French and beautifully translated into English by Sam Taylor, ‘The Heart’ tells a rich, poignant story of how the beating heart of a young boy - fatally injured in a car accident and declared brain dead - is transplanted to give new lease of life to a fifty one years old lady whose own heart is on the verge of failure. The entire story spans a period of 24 hours from the moment the car crash takes place, to that gut wrenching moment when the transplanted heart beats for the very first time in the rib cage of that dying woman. In between, the story captures the passage of time dramatically with each passing moment revealing the searing pain of the parents who must first come to terms with the death of their young son who, just a few hours ago, was alive, surfing the wild sea waves with his friends, and now, lies cold on the operating table, under the bright ...
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