| La mécanique du cœur | |
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| Author(s) | Mathias Malzieu |
| Cover artist | Joann Sfar |
| Language | French |
| Genre(s) | Romance, Fantasy |
| Publisher | Flammarion |
| Publication date | October 2007 |
| Media type | Paperback |
| Pages | 178 |
| ISBN | 978-2-0812-0816-2 |
| OCLC Number | 421701245 |
| Preceded by | Maintenant qu'il fait tout le temps nuit sur toi |
La mécanique du cœur (English version: The Boy with the Cuckoo-Clock Heart) is a book written by Mathias Malzieu, lead singer of the French rock band Dionysos (who have recorded a concept album based upon the story). The book has sold well in Malzieu's native France.[1]
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The book opens in Edinburgh, Scotland in 1874. Little Jack is born on the coldest day ever, which causes his heart to be frozen solid, requiring a replacement: the midwife, Docteur Madeleine, grafts a cuckoo clock to his heart of flesh and blood.
Chatto & Windus published an English-language translation by Sarah Ardizzone in August 2009 called The Boy with the Cuckoo-Clock Heart[2] in the UK, and Alfred A. Knopf will publish the U.S. edition of the same in 2010.
Luc Besson has optioned the story to be made into an animated feature film that Malzieu would co-direct.