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Autour d'elle
by Sophie Bienvenu
Description
In 1996, a sixteen-year-old teenager gives birth in secret to a boy in a Montreal hospital. Autour d’elle recounts twenty years in the lives of Florence Gaudreault and her biological son through the eyes of characters who have crossed their paths in one way or another and who are now telling their own version of the story.
This polyphonic novel surveys the depths of the human heart and explores love in all its forms, be it lost love, all-powerful love, destructive love or rediscovered love.
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Rights sold: Canada (Talon Books – World English) and Audible Audiobooks (World French)
Reviews
• “This novel is extraordinary. Magnificent.”
— Michel Tremblay, writer, author of Les Belles-soeurs
• “It’s a considerable feat. A truly moving story.”
— Rebecca Makonnen, ARTV/Esprit critique
• “The accumulation and juxtaposition of the different voices, the different discourses make Autour d’elle an exceptional novel. The large spectrum of registers used so masterfully by Sophie Bienvenu is in itself a prowess.”
— Danielle Laurin, Le Devoir
Author Biography
Sophie Bienvenu is an author and screenwriter. Her books have achieved great success, earning her many distinctions, most notably the 2015 Chambéry prize recognizing outstanding first novels for Et au pire, on se mariera. She co-wrote this first novel’s film adaptation, brought to the big screen by Léa Pool in 2017. Chercher Sam, her second novel published by Cheval d’août, is currently being adapted to film and Autour d’elle, Finalist for the 2017 Prix des libraires du Québec and long-listed for the 2017 France-Québec prize, will be transformed into a play.
Le Cheval d'août
Le Cheval d'août is an independent publishing company located in Montréal (Québec, Canada) that specializes in fictional contemporary literature, from the novel to non-fictional genres. Passionate about new voices, original and pertinent forms, its catalog has quickly acquired a name for itself and has won the favors of critics and readers. Its authors have earned several distinctions, are translated in Canada and in Europe, and have seen their books enjoy a second life through various adaptations.
View all titlesBibliographic Information
- Publication Date September 2016
- Orginal LanguageFrench
- ISBN/Identifier 9782924491171
- Publication Country or regionCanada
- FormatHardback
- Primary Price 23.95 CAD
- Pages224
- ReadershipGeneral
- Publish StatusPublished
- Copyright Year2016
- Dimensions20,5x14 cm
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