Emile Claudel is no ordinary child. Only months after he was born, following the liberation of France in 1945, he can already speak several languages, much to his mother's frustration. Emile, nicknamed the Little Fox for his appearance, is born into a loveless home, where patience is in short supply. Abandoned by his family, he struggles to find a place in society. This deftly written coming-of-age novel follows Emile on his journey toward adulthood, as the country he was born into passes from austere conservatism to the counterculture of the 1960s.
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Weight: 463g
Dimensions: 140 x 216mm
Publication Date: 30 Aug 2019
Publisher: Baraka Books
Publication City/Country: Canada
Language: English
ISBN13: 9781771861960
About Eric MathieuPeter McCambridge
Eric Mathieu is a professor at the Department of Linguistics at the University of Ottawa and a writer. He studied at University College London and has lived in Canada's capital since 2004. His first novel Les suicides dEau-Claire (La Meche) was a finalist for the prestigious Trillium Book Award in 2017. Le Goupil published in French by La Meche and now translated as The Little Fox of Mayerville is his second novel and the first to appear in English.Originally from Ireland Peter McCambridge holds a BA in modern languages from Cambridge University England and has lived in Quebec City since 2003. He runs Quebec Reads and now QC Fiction a new imprint of Quebec fiction in translation. His translation of Eric Dupont's La Fiancee americaine Songs for the Cold of Heart was shortlisted for both the 2018 Giller Prize and the 2018 Governor General's Award for Translation.