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| Author | Jacqueline Harpman |
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| Language | French |
| Published | 2002 (Éditions Grasset) |
| Publication place |  Belgium |
| Awards | 2003 : Prix triennal du roman de laCommunauté française de Belgique |
| ISBN | 9782246631514 |
| OCLC | 49529621 |
La Dormition des amants is a Belgiannovel written byJacqueline Harpman. It was first published throughÉditions Grasset in 2002. It won the Prix triennal du roman of theFrench Community of Belgium in 2003.
This is an historical novel set in the seventeenth-century. Maria Concepcion (queen presumptive) is the daughter of King Carlos of Spain. While she is trained for ascendency, Maria treats her enslaved eunuch, Girolamo, with great compassion and he gradually becomes her playmate and confidant. Together, they learn reading, writing, and science.
In 1610,Henri IV was assassinated byRavaillac. Édouard (a fictional king invented by the author) ascends the throne. Maria is to marry Édouard and become the queen of France. Girolamo comes with Maria to France and are inseparable; he even sleeps in a room next to that of the Queen. But their love can only ever be platonic.
Here we find a little myth ofTristan and Isolde.
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