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David Homel

David Homel has translated over 30 books, many by Quebec authors. He won the Governor General's Literary Award in translation in 1995 for Why Must a Black Writer Write About Sex? by Dany Laferrière; his translation of Laferrière's How to Make Love to a Negro was nominated in 1988; and he won the prize in 2001 with fellow translator Fred A. Reed for Fairy Wing. His novels, which include Sonya & Jack, Electrical Storms, and The Speaking Cure have been published in several languages. Homel lives in Montreal, Quebec.

Books by David Homel

Travels in Cuba

illustrated by Marie-Louise Gay
by (author) David Homel

Lunging into the Underbrush

A Life Lived Backward

by (author) David Homel

The Lily Pad and the Spider

by (author) Claire Legendre
translated by David Homel

Ciel

by (author) Sophie Labelle
translated by David Homel

The Rat People

A Journey through Beijing's Forbidden Underground

by (author) Patrick Saint-Paul
translated by David Homel

Swimming in Darkness

by (author) Lucas Harari
translated by David Homel

The Weight of Snow

by (author) Christian Guay-Poliquin
translated by David Homel

The Teardown

by (author) David Homel

Teardown, The

by (author) David Homel

Taximan

Stories and Anecdotes from the Back Seat

by (author) Stanley Péan
translated by David Homel

The Green Chamber

by (author) Martine Desjardins
translated by Fred A. Reed & David Homel

Body Music

by (author) Jul Maroh
translated by David Homel

Saigon Calling

London 1963-75

by (author) Marcelino Truong
translated by David Homel

Nan Goldin

The Warrior Medusa

by (author) Martine Delvaux
translated by David Homel

Zora, A Cruel Tale

by (author) Philippe Arseneault
translated by Fred A. Reed & David Homel

The Travels with My Family Bundle

by (author) Marie-Louise Gay & David Homel

Such a Lovely Little War

Saigon, 1961-63

by (author) Marcelino Truong
translated by David Homel

Women and Power

The Case for Parity

by (author) Pascale Navarro
translated by David Homel
introduction by Sue Montgomery

Last Bullet Is for You, The

by (author) Martine Delvaux
translated by David Homel

The Case of Alan Turing

The Extraordinary and Tragic Story of the Legendary Codebreaker

by (author) Eric Liberge & Arnaud Delalande
translated by David Homel

Foucault against Himself

edited by Francois Caillat
translated by David Homel

Suite Francaise: Storm in June

A Graphic Novel

by (author) Emmanuel Moynot
translated by David Homel

Bitter Rose

by (author) Martine Delvaux
translated by David Homel

The Traveling Circus

illustrated by Marie-Louise Gay
by (author) David Homel

Skandalon

by (author) Jul Maroh
translated by David Homel

The Fledglings

by (author) David Homel

Fledglings

by (author) David Homel

Céline Dion and René Angelil Library Bundle

Céline / René Angelil: The Making of Céline Dion

by (author) Jean Beaunoyer & Georges-Hebert Germain
with Jean Beaulne
translated by David Homel

Kuessipan

by (author) Naomi Fontaine
translated by David Homel

The World Is Moving around Me

A Memoir of the Haiti Earthquake

by (author) Dany Laferrière
translated by David Homel

Maleficium ebook

by (author) Martine Desjardins
translated by Fred A. Reed & David Homel

Maleficium

by (author) Martin Desjardins
translated by Fred A. Reed & David Homel

Summer in the City

illustrated by Marie-Louise Gay
by (author) David Homel

The Inverted Gaze

Queering the French Literary Classics in America

by (author) Francois Cusset
translated by David Homel

Return

by (author) Dany Laferrière
translated by David Homel

The Last Genet

A Writer in Revolt

by (author) Hadrien Laroche
translated by David Homel

Midway

by (author) David Homel

How to Make Love to a Negro without Getting Tired

A Novel

by (author) Dany Laferrière
translated by David Homel

Wildlives

A Novel

by (author) Monique Proulx
translated by Fred Reed & David Homel

A Covenant of Salt e-book

by (author) Martine Desjardins
translated by David Homel & Fred A. Reed

A Covenant of Salt

by (author) Martine Desjardins
translated by Fred A. Reed & David Homel

On the Road Again

by (author) Marie-Louise Gay & David Homel

Travels with My Family

illustrated by Marie-Louise Gay
by (author) David Homel

The Baldwins

by (author) Serge Lamothe
translated by Fred A. Reed & David Homel

Travels with My Family /hc

by (author) Marie-Louise Gay & David Homel

Voices From France

Five French Plays in Translation

by (author) Linda Gaboriau, David Homel & Maureen Labonté

All That Glitters ebook

by (author) Martine Desjardins
translated by Fred A. Reed & David Homel

All That Glitters

by (author) Martine Desjardins
translated by Fred A. Reed & David Homel

Speaking Cure

by (author) David Homel

Heart Is an Involuntary Muscle

by (author) Monique Proulx
translated by David Homel & Fred Reed

Fairy Ring

by (author) Martine Desjardins
translated by Fred A. Reed & David Homel

Get on Top

by (author) David Homel

Better than Life

by (author) Daniel Pennac
translated by David Homel

Céline

The Authorized Biography

by (author) Georges-Hebert Germain
translated by David Homel

Mapping Literature

The Art and Politics of Translation

by (author) David Homel & Sherry Simon

Marina's Star

by (author) Linda Brousseau
translated by David Homel