Maylis de Kerangal Books In Order

Publication Order of Standalone Novels

Publication Order of Short Stories/Novellas

Maylis de Kerangal is a famous French author. She was born in Toulon on June 16, 1967.

Much of her childhood has spent growing up in Le Havre. Her father and grandfather were both sea captains. She would attend the Lycee Jeanne-d’Arc in Rougen and Paris from 1985 to 1990, studying in preparatory class. She would work at the Gallimard Jeunesse from 1991 to 1996. She would then travel to the United States twice, and spent a year in Paris’s EHESS in 1998, training.

Maylis’s first novel was published in 2000, titled Je marche sous un ciel de train. She then released what was titled La Vie Voyageuse in 2003 and Ni Fleurs, Ni Couronnes in 2006. Her next novel came out in 2007 and was titled Dans Le Rapides and Corniche Kennedy was released in 2008. The book would be adapted into a movie released in 2016. The book also won several literary prizes, like the Femina and the Medicis.

The author also came out with Editions du Baron Perche, specializing in books for children. She worked there starting in 2004 until 2008, then decided that she would put more time towards writing. Maylis also was part of Inculte3, a magazine. Her book Naissance d’un pont came out in 2010. The author describes it as a type of western, focusing on heroes always caught up in action and responding to situations. It would win the Prix Medicis in the first round and the Franz Hessel Prize. It also was shortlisted for the Flore, Goncourt, and Femina prizes.

Maylis participated in the Beirut International Exhibition & Leisure Center in 2011 along with other participants. She won the Landerneau Prize in 2010 for her book Tangente vers l’est. She has also won the France-Culture Telerama Student Novel in 2014 for her novel Reparation les vivants. The book also received the Grand Prix RTL-Lire prize in 2014.

Maylis de Kerangal has had an incredible career where she has been given lots of recognition and awards for her work. She tends to write stories that explore people and their work lives. Her short story ‘Eaux Troubles’ was adapted to media and she also had her novel Heal the Living made into a 2016 movie where one event brings the lives of a teenager, a team of doctors, and a woman with a heart condition together and interconnects them all.

Birth of a Bridge is the first novel to come out from Maylis de Kerangal. The book was first made available to readers in 2010. This is is the story of a group of men and women somewhere in a made up California that are given the task of building a bridge. The book did very well, winning several awards and being translated into many different languages.

In Coca, southern California, a river is home to a small town near the desert and the forest. This is where the last of the Native Americans in the state call their home. Then a new mayor comes in named Boa, and he wants to make a name for Coca.

To do this, Boa plans a huge new project. It’s going to be a 200 meter high bridge with six lanes, that will help take the city into a more modern direction. It also will help the mayor to make a name for himself in the process.

All types of workers from all around the world become coming to California. They come for different reasons. They want to all make some money, but some of them also want to put some distance between themselves and their pasts, to make their mark and create something great. The only issue is that the huge scope of the project does not take into account the ancient land.

This is a truly unique story that captures a unique world crafted entirely from the mind of Maylis de Kerangal. This is the story of the people who are doing their best to navigate their project and who they are in unprecedented times. Will the bridge get built, and will it be a boon or a curse to this town? Read this unique tale from Maylis de Kerangal to find out! The English version was translated from French by Jessica Moore.

The Heart is the second novel to come out from this author. The 2014 novel also goes by the title of Mend the Living. The book has won several awards and was even adapted to be put on as a production on stage. It was produced in Avignon at the theater festival.

The book was praised as being an inside look at organ donation and the realities and philosophical questions that come along with it. If you’re looking for an interesting read, this one is it! You can also go on to watch the movie based on the book as well. Sam Taylor translated this novel to English.

In The Heart, three teens go surfing before dawn in the morning. It’s a Sunday, and they’re driving home completely tired from their excursion. Then they’re involved in a car accident on a deserted road that turns fatal. While two of them are protected by wearing their seat belts, another goes through the windshield. His heart is still active while at the hospital, even while being declared brain dead by the doctors.

This story takes place in the hours that follow a heart transplant. Do not read this if you want to avoid spoilers, but life moves on from this one boy when the heart transplant helps a woman that will die without it.

This is a stylistically interesting story that will draw readers in without effort! The book has been popular among readers in France as well as abroad. The adaptation of The Heart is also worth checking out as well if you liked the book. A tour de force from Maylis de Kerangal that must be read to be experienced! Pick up a copy for yourself and experience the emotional journey that takes place within this book for yourself.