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
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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.”
