Бал безумцев Роман

• Одна из лучших книг года по версии журнала Le Point. • Роман попал в Топ-100 самых важных книг 2019 года по версии журнала Lire. • Дебютный роман получил две французские премии: Premiere Plume и Le prix Stanislas du premier roman. Готовится экранизация, в которой главную роль исполнит Леа Сейду. • Костюмированный бал с участием пациентов психиатрической больницы – реальное историческое событие, которое проходило в Париже XIX века. Конец XIX века, Париж. Знаменитая лечебница Сальпетриер...

The Salpetriere asylum, 1885. All of Paris is in thrall to Doctor Charcot and his displays of hypnotism on women who have been deemed mad or hysterical, outcasts from society. But the truth is much more complicated - for these women are often simply inconvenient, unwanted wives or strong-willed daughters. Once a year a grand ball is held at the hospital. For the Parisian elite, the Mad Women's Ball is the highlight of the social season; for the women themselves, it is a rare moment of hope....

The Salpetriere asylum, 1885. All of Paris is in thrall to Doctor Charcot and his displays of hypnotism on women who have been deemed mad or hysterical, outcasts from society. But the truth is much more complicated - for these women are often simply inconvenient, unwanted wives or strong-willed daughters. Once a year a grand ball is held at the hospital. For the Parisian elite, the Mad Women's Ball is the highlight of the social season; for the women themselves, it is a rare moment of hope....