The Country Will Bring Us No Peace

Matthieu Simard

ISBN 10: 1910312835 / ISBN 13: 9781910312834

Published by Influx Press, GB, 2021

About this Item

Simon and Marie can't seem to have a baby. They decide to flee the city for an idyllic village, where things, they tell themselves, must be better. But their new home is gloomy, threatening, tinged with tragedy - things have not been the same since the factory closed down and the broadcast antenna was erected. In the trees, no birds are singing, and people have started disappearing.The Country Will Bring Us No Peace is celebrated Quebecois author Matthieu Simard's first work to be translated into English and published in the UK; a strange and poignant novella exploring grief and its aftermath.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: The Country Will Bring Us No Peace
• Publisher: Influx Press, GB
• Publication Date: 2021
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1910312835
• ISBN 13: 9781910312834
• Binding: Paperback
• Condition: New

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Synopsis

Simon and Marie can't seem to have a baby. They decide to flee the city for an idyllic village, where things, they tell themselves, must be better. But their new home is gloomy, threatening, tinged with tragedy – things have not been the same since the factory closed down and the broadcast antenna was erected. In the trees, no birds are singing, and people have started disappearing…

The Country Will Bring Us No Peace is celebrated Québécois author Matthieu Simard’s first work to be translated into English and published in the UK; a strange and poignant novella exploring grief and its aftermath.