I recently had the pleasure of reviewing Eric Dupont's Life in the Court of Matane, translated by Peter McCambridge. About which I had to say this: "Spanning 1976 to 1983, this novel, which was originally published in French in 2008 under the title Bestiaire, is chock full of [...] Quebec “zeitgeist” moments, accompanied by the narrator’s … Continue reading Review: Life in the Court of Matane
Category: What I’m Reading
Reviewed: “The Mystics of Mile End” by Sigal Sameul
Samuel's stunning debut is “an insider’s glimpse into a world that many of us come into contact with but can never really know.”
Read my review of Kim Thúy’s “Mãn” in PRISM
“A rare and beautiful story, Mãn is proof that Ru was no fluke. Though it is a slim volume that can be read from cover-to-cover in a single sitting, its reach is beyond that of most novels.”
Read my review of Robert Melançon’s “Montreal Before Spring” in PRISM
“The poems in Montreal Before Spring, written by two-time Governor General’s Award Winner Robert Melançon and translated by Donald McGrath, capture the latency of the city at dawn or dusk, in March or October, in the seconds before change is tangible.”
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