Wandering Souls in Paradise Lost
- Publisher
- Cormorant Books
- Initial publish date
- Nov 2010
- Category
- Literary
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Paperback / softback
- ISBN
- 9781897151891
- Publish Date
- Nov 2010
- List Price
- $21.00
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Description
With her follow-up to Wednesday Night at the End of the World, Hélène Rioux explores the landscape of the written word in search of lost paradises. It is a collection of interconnected tales in which people from vastly different walks of life are united in their search — spanning cultures, histories, and geographies — for what they have lost and what they never had: a soulmate, a soul, childhood, and a reason to go on living.
About the authors
Hélène Rioux has published poetry, news articles, short stories, translations, and seven novels. She received the Prix France-Québec and the Prix ringuet de l’Académie des Lettres du Québec in 2008 forMercredi soir au Bout du monde (translated as Wednesday Night at the End of the World), the Grand Prix littéraire du Journal de Montréal, and the Prix de la Société des Ecrivains canadiens for Chambre avec baignoire in 1992. She has been a finalist for the Governor General’s Literary Award five times. Her novels have been translated into English, Spanish, and Bulgarian. She has translated books into French by Elizabeth Hay, Yann Martel, Jeffrey Moore and Johanna Skibsrud. She lives in Montreal, Quebec.
Jonathan Kaplansky has translated several titles by Hélène Rioux, as well as several children’s titles and adult titles. His published translations, besides those by Rioux, include work by Annie Ernaux, Hélène Dorion and Serge Patrice Thibodeau. He also translated an extensive biography on filmmaker Frank Borzage. Jonathan Kaplansky studied at Tufts University and Université de Paris III, receiving an MA in French Language and Literature from McGill and an MA in Translation from the University of Ottawa. Originally from Saint John, New Brunswick, he currently lives in Montreal.
Editorial Reviews
“A well executed parody of our search for paradise and all its literature.”
The Rover
“Wandering through Rioux’s prose is a delightful way to search for glimpses of paradise, truth or both.”
Canadian Literature
“There is an intriguingly cinematic, almost voyeuristic, quality to Wandering Souls in Paradise Lost … undeniable satisfaction to be had in piecing together the threads of connection.”
The Globe and Mail
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