Les Noces barbares
1985
First Published
3.87
Average Rating
278
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In a small French town the baker's daughter is brutally raped. She bears a son, Ludo, whose love for his mother is passionate. She, however, has only to look into his eyes to be reminded of the crime that begot him. She sends him to a school for difficult children, which starts off the peculiar course of Ludo's life.
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Author
Yann Queffelec
Author · 6 books
Yann Queffélec is a French author who won the Prix Goncourt in 1985 for his novel Les Noces barbares, translated in English as The Wedding. He is the former husband of pianist Brigitte Engerer, and the brother of musician Anne Queffélec.
