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A swim in a pond in the rain
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For the last twenty years, George Saunders has been teaching a class on the Russian short story to his MFA students at Syracuse University. In "A swim in a pond in the rain," he shares a version of that class with us, offering some of what he and his students have discovered together over the years. Paired with iconic short stories by Chekhov, Turgenev, Tolstoy, and(...)
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For the last twenty years, George Saunders has been teaching a class on the Russian short story to his MFA students at Syracuse University. In "A swim in a pond in the rain," he shares a version of that class with us, offering some of what he and his students have discovered together over the years. Paired with iconic short stories by Chekhov, Turgenev, Tolstoy, and(...)
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A swim in a pond in the rain
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For the last twenty years, George Saunders has been teaching a class on the Russian short story to his MFA students at Syracuse University. In "A swim in a pond in the rain," he shares a version of that class with us, offering some of what he and his students have discovered together over the years. Paired with iconic short stories by Chekhov, Turgenev, Tolstoy, and Gogol, the seven essays in this book are intended for anyone interested in how fiction works and why it’s more relevant than ever in these turbulent times.
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For the last twenty years, George Saunders has been teaching a class on the Russian short story to his MFA students at Syracuse University. In "A swim in a pond in the rain," he shares a version of that class with us, offering some of what he and his students have discovered together over the years. Paired with iconic short stories by Chekhov, Turgenev, Tolstoy, and Gogol, the seven essays in this book are intended for anyone interested in how fiction works and why it’s more relevant than ever in these turbulent times.
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April 2022
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Not for the first time, Jill "Doll" Blaine finds herself hurtling toward earth, reconstituting as she falls, right down to her favorite black pumps. She plummets towards her newest charge, yet another soul she must usher into the afterlife, and lands headfirst in the circular drive of his ornate mansion. She has performed this sacred duty 343 times since her own death.(...)
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Not for the first time, Jill "Doll" Blaine finds herself hurtling toward earth, reconstituting as she falls, right down to her favorite black pumps. She plummets towards her newest charge, yet another soul she must usher into the afterlife, and lands headfirst in the circular drive of his ornate mansion. She has performed this sacred duty 343 times since her own death.(...)
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Vigil
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Not for the first time, Jill "Doll" Blaine finds herself hurtling toward earth, reconstituting as she falls, right down to her favorite black pumps. She plummets towards her newest charge, yet another soul she must usher into the afterlife, and lands headfirst in the circular drive of his ornate mansion. She has performed this sacred duty 343 times since her own death. Her charges, as a rule, have been greatly comforted in their final moments. But this charge, she soon discovers, isn’t like the others. The powerful K. J. Boone will not be consoled, because he has nothing to regret. He lived a big, bold, epic life, and the world is better for it. Isn’t it? "Vigil" transports us, careening, through the wild final evening of a complicated man. Visitors begin to arrive (worldly and otherworldly, alive and dead), clamoring for a reckoning. Birds swarm the dying man’s room; a black calf grazes on the love seat; a man from a distant, drought-ravaged village materializes; two oil-business cronies from decades past show up with chilling plans for Boone’s postdeath future.
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Not for the first time, Jill "Doll" Blaine finds herself hurtling toward earth, reconstituting as she falls, right down to her favorite black pumps. She plummets towards her newest charge, yet another soul she must usher into the afterlife, and lands headfirst in the circular drive of his ornate mansion. She has performed this sacred duty 343 times since her own death. Her charges, as a rule, have been greatly comforted in their final moments. But this charge, she soon discovers, isn’t like the others. The powerful K. J. Boone will not be consoled, because he has nothing to regret. He lived a big, bold, epic life, and the world is better for it. Isn’t it? "Vigil" transports us, careening, through the wild final evening of a complicated man. Visitors begin to arrive (worldly and otherworldly, alive and dead), clamoring for a reckoning. Birds swarm the dying man’s room; a black calf grazes on the love seat; a man from a distant, drought-ravaged village materializes; two oil-business cronies from decades past show up with chilling plans for Boone’s postdeath future.
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January 2026
January 2026
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From the fungus-webbed "House of Usher" to the maddening, fungus-like wallpaper of Charlotte Perkins Gilman's classic tale of madness, and Ray Bradbury's account of insidious mushroom dispersal via the US postal system, weird fiction has harboured a thriving culture of fungal horrors throughout the past two centuries. With stories of mycological possession alongside dark,(...)
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From the fungus-webbed "House of Usher" to the maddening, fungus-like wallpaper of Charlotte Perkins Gilman's classic tale of madness, and Ray Bradbury's account of insidious mushroom dispersal via the US postal system, weird fiction has harboured a thriving culture of fungal horrors throughout the past two centuries. With stories of mycological possession alongside dark,(...)
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Spores of doom: Dank tales of the fungal weird
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From the fungus-webbed "House of Usher" to the maddening, fungus-like wallpaper of Charlotte Perkins Gilman's classic tale of madness, and Ray Bradbury's account of insidious mushroom dispersal via the US postal system, weird fiction has harboured a thriving culture of fungal horrors throughout the past two centuries. With stories of mycological possession alongside dark, pulpy science fiction monstrous fruiting bodies run amok, this new anthology collects the classic with the lost and obscure to trace our fascination with a spore-infested branch of British and American fiction.
Spores of doom: Dank tales of the fungal weird
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From the fungus-webbed "House of Usher" to the maddening, fungus-like wallpaper of Charlotte Perkins Gilman's classic tale of madness, and Ray Bradbury's account of insidious mushroom dispersal via the US postal system, weird fiction has harboured a thriving culture of fungal horrors throughout the past two centuries. With stories of mycological possession alongside dark, pulpy science fiction monstrous fruiting bodies run amok, this new anthology collects the classic with the lost and obscure to trace our fascination with a spore-infested branch of British and American fiction.
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March 2026
March 2026
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A slim volume featuring Georges Perec’s writings on the simple task of arranging books and what it can reveal about life One of the most singular and extravagant imaginations of the twentieth century, the novelist and essayist Georges Perec was a true original who delighted in wordplay, puzzles, taxonomies and seeing the extraordinary in the everyday. In these virtuoso(...)
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A slim volume featuring Georges Perec’s writings on the simple task of arranging books and what it can reveal about life One of the most singular and extravagant imaginations of the twentieth century, the novelist and essayist Georges Perec was a true original who delighted in wordplay, puzzles, taxonomies and seeing the extraordinary in the everyday. In these virtuoso(...)
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Brief notes on the art and manner of arranging one's books
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A slim volume featuring Georges Perec’s writings on the simple task of arranging books and what it can reveal about life One of the most singular and extravagant imaginations of the twentieth century, the novelist and essayist Georges Perec was a true original who delighted in wordplay, puzzles, taxonomies and seeing the extraordinary in the everyday. In these virtuoso writings about books and language, he discusses different ways of reading, a list of the things he really must do before he dies and the power of words to overcome the chaos of the world.
Brief notes on the art and manner of arranging one's books
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A slim volume featuring Georges Perec’s writings on the simple task of arranging books and what it can reveal about life One of the most singular and extravagant imaginations of the twentieth century, the novelist and essayist Georges Perec was a true original who delighted in wordplay, puzzles, taxonomies and seeing the extraordinary in the everyday. In these virtuoso writings about books and language, he discusses different ways of reading, a list of the things he really must do before he dies and the power of words to overcome the chaos of the world.
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June 2021
June 2021
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The great Swiss-German modernist author Robert Walser lived eccentrically on the fringes of society, shocking his Berlin friends by enrolling in butler school and later developing an urban-nomad lifestyle in the Swiss capital, Bern, before checking himself into a psychiatric clinic. A connoisseur of power differentials, his pronounced interest in everything inconspicuous(...)
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The great Swiss-German modernist author Robert Walser lived eccentrically on the fringes of society, shocking his Berlin friends by enrolling in butler school and later developing an urban-nomad lifestyle in the Swiss capital, Bern, before checking himself into a psychiatric clinic. A connoisseur of power differentials, his pronounced interest in everything inconspicuous(...)
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Clairvoyant of the small: life of Robert Walser
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The great Swiss-German modernist author Robert Walser lived eccentrically on the fringes of society, shocking his Berlin friends by enrolling in butler school and later developing an urban-nomad lifestyle in the Swiss capital, Bern, before checking himself into a psychiatric clinic. A connoisseur of power differentials, his pronounced interest in everything inconspicuous and modest — social outcasts and artists as well as the impoverished, marginalized, and forgotten — prompted W. G. Sebald to dub him 'a clairvoyant of the small.' He was long believed an outsider by conviction, but Susan Bernofsky presents a more nuanced view in this biography. Setting Walser in the context of early twentieth century European history, she provides illuminating analysis of his extraordinary life and work.
Clairvoyant of the small: life of Robert Walser
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The great Swiss-German modernist author Robert Walser lived eccentrically on the fringes of society, shocking his Berlin friends by enrolling in butler school and later developing an urban-nomad lifestyle in the Swiss capital, Bern, before checking himself into a psychiatric clinic. A connoisseur of power differentials, his pronounced interest in everything inconspicuous and modest — social outcasts and artists as well as the impoverished, marginalized, and forgotten — prompted W. G. Sebald to dub him 'a clairvoyant of the small.' He was long believed an outsider by conviction, but Susan Bernofsky presents a more nuanced view in this biography. Setting Walser in the context of early twentieth century European history, she provides illuminating analysis of his extraordinary life and work.
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May 2021
May 2021
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The craft of poetry
The craft of poetry
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How does poetry work? What should readers notice and look out for? Poet Lucy Newlyn demystifies the principles of the form, effortlessly illustrating key approaches and terms—all through her own original verse. Each poem exemplifies an aspect of poetic craft—but read together they suggest how poetry can evoke a whole community and its way of life in myriad ways.
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How does poetry work? What should readers notice and look out for? Poet Lucy Newlyn demystifies the principles of the form, effortlessly illustrating key approaches and terms—all through her own original verse. Each poem exemplifies an aspect of poetic craft—but read together they suggest how poetry can evoke a whole community and its way of life in myriad ways.
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The craft of poetry
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How does poetry work? What should readers notice and look out for? Poet Lucy Newlyn demystifies the principles of the form, effortlessly illustrating key approaches and terms—all through her own original verse. Each poem exemplifies an aspect of poetic craft—but read together they suggest how poetry can evoke a whole community and its way of life in myriad ways.
The craft of poetry
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How does poetry work? What should readers notice and look out for? Poet Lucy Newlyn demystifies the principles of the form, effortlessly illustrating key approaches and terms—all through her own original verse. Each poem exemplifies an aspect of poetic craft—but read together they suggest how poetry can evoke a whole community and its way of life in myriad ways.
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April 2021
April 2021
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The masterplan : a novel
The masterplan : a novel
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When asked to design the capital of a young African republic, Rodrigo Tomás sees the opportunity of a lifetime. Eager to outshine his famous father he accepts, but he soon discovers that not all is what it seems… Chronicling the trajectory of an architect craving recognition, 'The Masterplan' delivers a fictional reconstruction of an architectural dream blown to dust by(...)
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When asked to design the capital of a young African republic, Rodrigo Tomás sees the opportunity of a lifetime. Eager to outshine his famous father he accepts, but he soon discovers that not all is what it seems… Chronicling the trajectory of an architect craving recognition, 'The Masterplan' delivers a fictional reconstruction of an architectural dream blown to dust by(...)
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The masterplan : a novel
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When asked to design the capital of a young African republic, Rodrigo Tomás sees the opportunity of a lifetime. Eager to outshine his famous father he accepts, but he soon discovers that not all is what it seems… Chronicling the trajectory of an architect craving recognition, 'The Masterplan' delivers a fictional reconstruction of an architectural dream blown to dust by bigger forces. A personal story comes to reveal a larger story – of an emerging nation’s struggle with colonial residue, the growing Chinese influence in Africa and the fraught workings of a global real estate market.
The masterplan : a novel
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When asked to design the capital of a young African republic, Rodrigo Tomás sees the opportunity of a lifetime. Eager to outshine his famous father he accepts, but he soon discovers that not all is what it seems… Chronicling the trajectory of an architect craving recognition, 'The Masterplan' delivers a fictional reconstruction of an architectural dream blown to dust by bigger forces. A personal story comes to reveal a larger story – of an emerging nation’s struggle with colonial residue, the growing Chinese influence in Africa and the fraught workings of a global real estate market.
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Le 6 avril 1909, l’exporateur blanc Robert Peary a conduit une expédition qui, pour la première fois, a atteint le pôle Nord en traîneau à chiens. Dès son retour, il suscite la polémique avec Frederick Cook, un autre explorateur qui, lui aussi affirmait avoir atteint le pôle nord, le 21 avril 1908. La controverse sera tranchée par le congrès des États-Unis, qui fait(...)
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Le 6 avril 1909, l’exporateur blanc Robert Peary a conduit une expédition qui, pour la première fois, a atteint le pôle Nord en traîneau à chiens. Dès son retour, il suscite la polémique avec Frederick Cook, un autre explorateur qui, lui aussi affirmait avoir atteint le pôle nord, le 21 avril 1908. La controverse sera tranchée par le congrès des États-Unis, qui fait(...)
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Journal d’un explorateur noir au pôle Nord
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Le 6 avril 1909, l’exporateur blanc Robert Peary a conduit une expédition qui, pour la première fois, a atteint le pôle Nord en traîneau à chiens. Dès son retour, il suscite la polémique avec Frederick Cook, un autre explorateur qui, lui aussi affirmait avoir atteint le pôle nord, le 21 avril 1908. La controverse sera tranchée par le congrès des États-Unis, qui fait officiellement de Peary le premier vainqueur du pôle Nord. Mais l’histoire est tout autre, car ni Cook, ni Peary ne furent les premiers à fouler le sol du « toit du monde ». Matthew Henson est né en 1866 dans l’état du Maryland et décède en 1955 à New York. Fils d’esclaves, après avoir passé plusieurs années à Baltimore, une ville « noire », il fut l’accompagnateur de Peary lors de sept expéditions dans l’Arctique, y compris lors de l’expédition de 1908-1909 qui a atteint le pôle Nord géographique le 6 avril 1909. Après bien des débats, il a été établi que Matthew Henson a bel et bien été le premier homme à atteindre le pôle Nord en 1909. Il faudra attendre 1988 pour que Henson soit officiellement reconnu comme étant le premier à avoir atteint le toit du monde, et l’année 2000 pour qu’il soit récipiendaire de la médaille Hubbard, décernée à titre posthume, une récompense remise par la National Geographic Society pour des distinctions dans les domaines de l’exploration, de la découverte et de la recherche. Pourquoi cette reconnaissance tardive? Pourquoi, pendant longtemps, Peary reçut seul tous les honneurs, alors que la présence de Matthew fut occultée (quand il est cité, il est réduit à n’être qu’un porteur)? Pourquoi Peary, à son retour du pôle Nord, fut nommé à des postes prestigieux, alors qu’Henson devint gardien de parking? Parce que Henson était noir, et les préjugés racistes de l’époque firent douter qu’un Afro-Américain ait pu vivre dans le froid polaire…
Journal d’un explorateur noir au pôle Nord
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Le 6 avril 1909, l’exporateur blanc Robert Peary a conduit une expédition qui, pour la première fois, a atteint le pôle Nord en traîneau à chiens. Dès son retour, il suscite la polémique avec Frederick Cook, un autre explorateur qui, lui aussi affirmait avoir atteint le pôle nord, le 21 avril 1908. La controverse sera tranchée par le congrès des États-Unis, qui fait officiellement de Peary le premier vainqueur du pôle Nord. Mais l’histoire est tout autre, car ni Cook, ni Peary ne furent les premiers à fouler le sol du « toit du monde ». Matthew Henson est né en 1866 dans l’état du Maryland et décède en 1955 à New York. Fils d’esclaves, après avoir passé plusieurs années à Baltimore, une ville « noire », il fut l’accompagnateur de Peary lors de sept expéditions dans l’Arctique, y compris lors de l’expédition de 1908-1909 qui a atteint le pôle Nord géographique le 6 avril 1909. Après bien des débats, il a été établi que Matthew Henson a bel et bien été le premier homme à atteindre le pôle Nord en 1909. Il faudra attendre 1988 pour que Henson soit officiellement reconnu comme étant le premier à avoir atteint le toit du monde, et l’année 2000 pour qu’il soit récipiendaire de la médaille Hubbard, décernée à titre posthume, une récompense remise par la National Geographic Society pour des distinctions dans les domaines de l’exploration, de la découverte et de la recherche. Pourquoi cette reconnaissance tardive? Pourquoi, pendant longtemps, Peary reçut seul tous les honneurs, alors que la présence de Matthew fut occultée (quand il est cité, il est réduit à n’être qu’un porteur)? Pourquoi Peary, à son retour du pôle Nord, fut nommé à des postes prestigieux, alors qu’Henson devint gardien de parking? Parce que Henson était noir, et les préjugés racistes de l’époque firent douter qu’un Afro-Américain ait pu vivre dans le froid polaire…
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April 2021
April 2021
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Suppose a sentence
Suppose a sentence
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In ''Suppose a sentence,'' Brian Dillon, whom John Banville has called ''a literary flâneur in the tradition of Baudelaire and Walter Benjamin,'' has written a sequel of sorts to ''Essayism,'' turning his attention to the oblique and complex pleasures of the sentence. A series of essays prompted by a single sentence—from Shakespeare to James Baldwin, John Ruskin to Joan(...)
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In ''Suppose a sentence,'' Brian Dillon, whom John Banville has called ''a literary flâneur in the tradition of Baudelaire and Walter Benjamin,'' has written a sequel of sorts to ''Essayism,'' turning his attention to the oblique and complex pleasures of the sentence. A series of essays prompted by a single sentence—from Shakespeare to James Baldwin, John Ruskin to Joan(...)
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Suppose a sentence
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In ''Suppose a sentence,'' Brian Dillon, whom John Banville has called ''a literary flâneur in the tradition of Baudelaire and Walter Benjamin,'' has written a sequel of sorts to ''Essayism,'' turning his attention to the oblique and complex pleasures of the sentence. A series of essays prompted by a single sentence—from Shakespeare to James Baldwin, John Ruskin to Joan Didion—this new book explores style, voice, and language, along with the subjectivity of reading. Both an exercise in practical criticism and a set of experiments or challenges, ''Suppose a sentence'' is a polemical and personal reflection on the art of the sentence in literature.
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In ''Suppose a sentence,'' Brian Dillon, whom John Banville has called ''a literary flâneur in the tradition of Baudelaire and Walter Benjamin,'' has written a sequel of sorts to ''Essayism,'' turning his attention to the oblique and complex pleasures of the sentence. A series of essays prompted by a single sentence—from Shakespeare to James Baldwin, John Ruskin to Joan Didion—this new book explores style, voice, and language, along with the subjectivity of reading. Both an exercise in practical criticism and a set of experiments or challenges, ''Suppose a sentence'' is a polemical and personal reflection on the art of the sentence in literature.
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October 2020
October 2020
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'Wapke' – « demain » en langue atikamekw – est le premier recueil de nouvelles d'anticipation autochtone publié au Québec. Quatorze auteurs de nations et d'horizons multiples se projettent dans l'avenir par le biais de la fiction, abordant des thèmes sociaux, politiques et environnementaux d'actualité. Sous la direction de Michel Jean, 'Wapke' offre un commentaire social(...)
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'Wapke' – « demain » en langue atikamekw – est le premier recueil de nouvelles d'anticipation autochtone publié au Québec. Quatorze auteurs de nations et d'horizons multiples se projettent dans l'avenir par le biais de la fiction, abordant des thèmes sociaux, politiques et environnementaux d'actualité. Sous la direction de Michel Jean, 'Wapke' offre un commentaire social(...)
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'Wapke' – « demain » en langue atikamekw – est le premier recueil de nouvelles d'anticipation autochtone publié au Québec. Quatorze auteurs de nations et d'horizons multiples se projettent dans l'avenir par le biais de la fiction, abordant des thèmes sociaux, politiques et environnementaux d'actualité. Sous la direction de Michel Jean, 'Wapke' offre un commentaire social souvent saisissant où se dessine l'espoir d'un changement.
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'Wapke' – « demain » en langue atikamekw – est le premier recueil de nouvelles d'anticipation autochtone publié au Québec. Quatorze auteurs de nations et d'horizons multiples se projettent dans l'avenir par le biais de la fiction, abordant des thèmes sociaux, politiques et environnementaux d'actualité. Sous la direction de Michel Jean, 'Wapke' offre un commentaire social souvent saisissant où se dessine l'espoir d'un changement.
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May 2021
May 2021
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