Atavisms (Paperback)

Raymond Bock

ISBN 10: 1564784290 / ISBN 13: 9781564784292

Published by Dalkey Archive Press, Normal, IL, 2015

About this Item

Paperback. Atavisms is an original and unsettling portrait of Quebec, from the hinterland to the metropolis, from colonial times to the present, and beyond. These thirteen stories, though not linked in the traditional sense, abound in common threads. Like family traits passed down through the generations, the attitudes and actions of a rich cast of characters reverberate, quietly but deeply, over generations. Here is a group portrait of the individual lives that together shape a collective history. Atavisms has been shortlisted for the 2014 Jan Michalski Prize for Literature. Shipping may be from multiple locations in the US or from the UK, depending on stock availability.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Atavisms (Paperback)
• Publisher: Dalkey Archive Press, Normal, IL
• Publication Date: 2015
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1564784290
• ISBN 13: 9781564784292
• Binding: Paperback
• Condition: new

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Synopsis

"Atavisms" is an original and unsettling portrait of Quebec, from the hinterland to the metropolis, from colonial times to the present, and beyond. These thirteen stories, though not linked in the traditional sense, abound in common threads. Like family traits passed down through the generations, the attitudes and actions of a rich cast of characters reverberate, quietly but deeply, over generations. Here is a group portrait of the individual lives that together shape a collective history. "Atavisms" has been shortlisted for the 2014 Jan Michalski Prize for Literature.

About the Author

Raymond Bock was born in Montreal in 1981. He is the author of two books: Atavismes, which won the 2012 Prix Adrienne Choquette, awarded to the year's outstanding short story collection, and Rosemont de profil, a novella released in 2013.