Valentine Goby - Muréna

One thoughtless decision is enough for the life of 22-year-old François to change permanently in the winter of 1956. A man with life-threatening burns is miraculously saved - but what is life without arms?
Experiencing unimaginable physical pain, François has to relearn even the most ordinary movements, but this is not his most difficult task; all young men who have lost their goals and hopes must reinvent themselves and find the willpower to do so somewhere.
The way out is surprisingly brought by a fish, the moray eel with graceful movements. François set out for a new goal - but to achieve this, he had to overcome not only his own limitations and the limitations of medical science at the time, but also the prejudices of his time.

The award-winning novel by the famous French writer Valentine Goby is a moving and captivating story of the triumph of human willpower, and at the same time an authentic chronicle of the heroic era of parasport.