The surprising identity of the character Georges

Georges is a character in the short story Iceberg by Fred Kassak whose identity can be guessed thanks to surprising clues scattered throughout the text. The author sows doubt by describing him as a silent runt who cannot stand the heat of the Sun and who is rocked to calm him down. These elements make it possible to understand that Georges is actually the baby of Irène and Bernard, at the heart of the misunderstanding of this detective plot.