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The Angel's Jig

Af: Daniel Poliquin Engelsk Paperback

The Angel's Jig

Af: Daniel Poliquin Engelsk Paperback
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Long-shortlisted, 2017 ReLit Awards

Facing the dwindling years of his life, an old man waits for his turn on the auction block, hoping to be sold to a family as decent as the one he is leaving. It is not the first time he has been here, and it may not be the last.

Mute in life but loquacious on the page, the old man tells the colourful story of his rootless life. Abandoned by his family and first auctioned off at the age of seven — "Ladies and gentlemen, this boy may not be a rare gem, but he is certainly worth a look" — he moves from one farm to another, taking comfort from the people around him.

Daniel Poliquin''s picaresque novel revisits an all-but-forgotten era, when orphaned children and the elderly poor were auctioned into a form of indentured servitude. Narrated through the eyes and ears of an unforgettable protagonist, The Angel''s Jig is a joyous meditation on identity and the unpredictable voyage of existence.

A French language finalist for the 2015 Trillium Book Award, Le Vol de l''ange now appears in this lyrical translation by award-winning translator Wayne Grady.

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Long-shortlisted, 2017 ReLit Awards

Facing the dwindling years of his life, an old man waits for his turn on the auction block, hoping to be sold to a family as decent as the one he is leaving. It is not the first time he has been here, and it may not be the last.

Mute in life but loquacious on the page, the old man tells the colourful story of his rootless life. Abandoned by his family and first auctioned off at the age of seven — "Ladies and gentlemen, this boy may not be a rare gem, but he is certainly worth a look" — he moves from one farm to another, taking comfort from the people around him.

Daniel Poliquin''s picaresque novel revisits an all-but-forgotten era, when orphaned children and the elderly poor were auctioned into a form of indentured servitude. Narrated through the eyes and ears of an unforgettable protagonist, The Angel''s Jig is a joyous meditation on identity and the unpredictable voyage of existence.

A French language finalist for the 2015 Trillium Book Award, Le Vol de l''ange now appears in this lyrical translation by award-winning translator Wayne Grady.

Produktdetaljer
Sprog: Engelsk
Sider: 286
ISBN-13: 9780864928672
Indbinding: Paperback
Udgave:
ISBN-10: 086492867X
Udg. Dato: 5 apr 2016
Længde: 18mm
Bredde: 127mm
Højde: 203mm
Forlag: Goose Lane Editions
Oplagsdato: 5 apr 2016
Forfatter(e): Daniel Poliquin
Forfatter(e) Daniel Poliquin


Kategori Moderne Samtidslitteratur


ISBN-13 9780864928672


Sprog Engelsk


Indbinding Paperback


Sider 286


Udgave


Længde 18mm


Bredde 127mm


Højde 203mm


Udg. Dato 5 apr 2016


Oplagsdato 5 apr 2016


Forlag Goose Lane Editions

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