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Zora, a Cruel Tale

Autor Philippe Arseneault Traducere de Fred A. Reed, David Homel
en Limba Engleză Paperback – 11 sep 2017
A Gothic tale of the macabre, with strong accents of cruelty, about the adventures of an irrepressible young woman named Zora Korteniemi, who combines traits of Pollyanna with those of Marquis de Sade. Set in the fictional state of Karelia, on the murky border between Finland and Russia in the days of horseback and hearth fires, this surreal novel—inspired by Norse mythology—won the 2013 Robert-Cliche Prize.
Philippe Arseneault is a Quebec writer of unparalleled erudition and humor.
Fred A. Reed is one of Canada's most celebrated literary translators.
David Homel is an award-winning author and translator.
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ISBN-13: 9781772011753
ISBN-10: 1772011754
Pagini: 416
Dimensiuni: 140 x 216 x 25 mm
Greutate: 0.5 kg
Editura: Talon Books
Colecția Talonbooks

Notă biografică

Philippe Arseneault is a Quebec writer of unparalleled erudition and humour. A lawyer by training, he has branched out into journalism and now works as a copyeditor at La Presse. In February 2017, he released his second novel, Ma soeur chasseresse(My Sister Huntress), whose provocative humour and dazzling erudition have already won it accolades . This is a writer to watch.

International journalist and award-winning literary translator Fred A. Reed is also a respected specialist on politics and religion in the Middle East. A three-time winner of the Governor General¿s Literary Award for translation, plus a nomination in 2009 for his translation of Thierry Hentsch¿s Le temps aboli, Empire of Desire, Reed has translated works by many of Quebec¿s leading authors, several in collaboration with novelist David Homel, as well as by Nikos Kazantzakis and other modern Greek writers.

Award-winning author and literary translator David Homel also works as a journalist, editor, and screenwriter. He was born in Chicago in 1952 but left at the end of the tumultuous 1960s and continued his education in Europe and Toronto before settling in Montreal 1980. He worked at a variety of industrial jobs before beginning to write fiction in the mid-1980s. His eleven novels to date have been translated into several languages and published around the world.


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This surreal novel inspired by Norse mythology recounts adventures of the inhabitants in a lost corner of Finland.