And the Stones
Cry Out

Clara Dupont-Monod

Translated from the French by
Ben Faccini

First published as S’adapter by Éditions Stock, Paris, in 2021

First published in Great Britain in 2024 by

MacLehose Press

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Also by Clara Dupont-Monod in English translation

The Revolt

“I tell you that, if these should hold their peace,
the stones would immediately cry out.”

Luke 19:40

“What does ‘normal’ mean?

My mother is normal. My brother is normal.

I have no desire to be like them.”

The Leaning Girl

Benoît Peeters and François Schuiten