The Heart takes place over twenty-four intense hours following a tragic accident involving three teenage boys. After a morning of surfing, a car crash leaves one boy brain-dead, while his heart continues to beat.

This audacious novel explores the emotional journey of all involved in the heart transplant that follows. Life is taken from a young man and offered to a woman on the brink of death. With gorgeous, ruminative prose, the story delves into the deepest feelings of grieving parents and dedicated medical professionals as they navigate profound decisions of life and death.

With the precision of a surgeon and the language of a poet, de Kerangal crafts an epic tale of grief, hope, and survival. This novel is as stylistically bold as it is emotionally explosive, mesmerizing readers worldwide.