The Animals - Cary Fagan

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Auteur(s) : Cary Fagan

Editeur : Book*Hug Press

Langue : Anglais

Parution : 01/10/2022

Format : Moyen, de 350g à 1kg

Nombre de pages : 220

Expédition : 204

Dimensions : 20.1 x 13.2 x 1.0

ISBN : 1771667648

Résumé :

In a quaint tourist village, Dorn makes miniature scale models displayed in the local shops. Yet life is far from idyllic; he suffers under the thumb of a rich, philandering younger brother and an unloving father, and cannot find the courage to admit his love to Ravenna, the ungainly schoolteacher.

Life takes a strange turn when the government-sponsored Wild Home Project is introduced and wolves, rats, minks, otters, and bears move into villagers' homes. Soon, Dorn receives a mysterious commission, finds a body in a park, and has several run-ins with a former classmate-turned police officer. When fire breaks out, Dorn takes on the unlikely role of hero in the hope of changing the course of his life.

A realist novel with the air of a fairy tale, The Animals is a surprising, funny, and thought-provoking story that explores the nature of relationships faunal and human, and reminds us of the challenges of finding one's place in society . . . and that living with a wolf is not a very good idea.

Biographie:

CARY FAGAN is the author of nine previous novels and six short story collections. He is the winner of many awards, including the Foreword Indies Silver Award for Humor, the Canadian Jewish Literary Award for Fiction, the Toronto Book Award, and the Vicky Metcalf Award for Young People, among others. He has also been nominated for the Governor General's Literary Award for Fiction, the Atwood Gibson Writers' Trust Fiction Award, and the Giller Prize. His work has been translated into French, Italian, German, Dutch, Spanish, Catalan, Turkish, Russian, Polish, Chinese, Korean and Persian. He lives in Toronto.

Sommaire:

CARY FAGAN is the author of nine previous novels and six short story collections. He is the winner of many awards, including the Foreword Indies Silver Award for Humor, the Canadian Jewish Literary Award for Fiction, the Toronto Book Award, and the Vicky Metcalf Award for Young People, among others. He has also been nominated for the Governor General's Literary Award for Fiction, the Atwood Gibson Writers' Trust Fiction Award, and the Giller Prize. His work has been translated into French, Italian, German, Dutch, Spanish, Catalan, Turkish, Russian, Polish, Chinese, Korean and Persian. He lives in Toronto.