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Barbeau-Lavalette, Anaïs, 1979-
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Families -- Fiction.
Apartment dwellers -- Fiction.
Montréal (Québec) -- Fiction.
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Barbeau-Lavalette, Anaïs, 1979-
Families -- Fiction.
Apartment dwellers -- Fiction.
Montréal (Québec) -- Fiction.
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Neighbourhood watch /
Anaïs
Barbeau-Lavalette
; translated by Rhonda Mullins.
by
Barbeau-Lavalette
,
Anaïs
,
1979-
Coach House Books, 2020.
Call #:
FICTION BAR
Subjects
Families -- Fiction.
Apartment dwellers -- Fiction.
Montréal (Québec) -- Fiction.
ISBN:
9781552454176 (trade pbk.)
Uniform title:
Je
voudrais
qu
'on
m
'efface.
English
Description:
128 p. ; 21 cm.
Notes:
Translation of:
Je
voudrais
qu
'on
m
'efface.
Summary:
"The lives of three families intersect in the hallways of an apartment block in a Montreal neighborhood. Kevin lives in 62. His mom took off but it's okay because his dad's a wrestler and he always wins. Even when he gets laid off from his job. Melissa is in 64. She has to look after her siblings because there's a restraining order that means her mom can't be within fifty metres of them. So when Melissa needs to tell her something, she leaves a note on the sidewalk near where her mother is looking for customers. And Roxane, in 61, obsessed with the violin, collects her mom's empties so she can sell them for a snack at the depanneur. They hear each other through the thin walls. They're all more grown up than they should be for twelve-year-olds, and they're all alone -- so alone they don't even try to find solace in one another's company.
Anaïs
Barbeau-Lavalette
, author of the acclaimed Suzanne (2019 Canada Reads shortlist, Best Translated Book Award nominee, international bestseller), encountered real-life versions of these kids when she was making her film Le Ring. With her characteristic poetic flair and generosity, she has painted, in brief strokes, an unforgettable and moving portrait of a fictional apartment block in Montreal."--Publisher.
Genre:
French fiction -- Translations into
English
.
Canadian fiction.
Other authors:
Mullins, Rhonda, 1966-
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