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Visit François Blais again
I always use the summer to have fun, discover or rediscover an author. The tragic death last May of the writer François Blais, whom many believe to be Réjean Ducharme’s worthy heir, has made me want to return to his work – his first novel in particular. Ifigenia in the upper townthat I haven’t read yet. Because I know in advance that I will read again with pleasure Issue 1a gem of self-mockery and erudition that only a writer of Blais caliber is capable of.
Ifigenia in the upper town
Francois Blais
the moment
204 pages
Everything is Ori by Paul Serge Forest
I’ve been waiting for the summer vacation on the shores of the Gulf of St. Lawrence to immerse myself in it Everything is Ori, a mysterious story set in a North Shore community about a family business specializing in the processing of seafood products. Paul Serge Forest, pseudonym of a Montreal doctor from the North Shore, won the 2021 Robert Cliche Prize Novel for the first time, unanimously for this book “rich and elusive, as destabilizing as it is irresistible” writing “full of wit and humor” , says my colleague Iris Paradis-Gagnon. Sold !
Everything is Ori
Paul Serge Wald
VLB editor
456 pages
take me Homeby Isabelle Dore
The first rumors came from friends who told me it was “very good”, especially if you’re interested in theatre. Isabelle Doré, who is signing this book, lived in this red and gold world. Isabelle Doré, daughter of actress Charlotte Boisjoli and director Fernand Doré, goddaughter of Françoise Graton, wife of Gilles Pelletier, wanted to speak about her in her own way. To do this, she stayed away from the biographical framework and created paintings from memories and observations. The language is beautiful, steeped in truth and frankness.
take me Home
Isabella Dore
full moon
320 pages