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A Boy Is Not a Ghost
In this sequel to the award-winning A Boy Is Not a Bird, a boy is exiled to Siberia during World War II. Based on a true story.
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It’s in her style, of course. In her method, certainly. In her inventiveness, no doubt. But it goes beyond all that. With Wilhelmy, it lies in the pact she makes with the reader, as if the singularity of the universe she offers us does not come so much from literature, as from witchcraft. An ode to all-powerful freedom: of the body, of the land, of language, and of the feminine.” — \u003cem \u003eVoir.ca\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e“Like the places she creates, Audrée Wilhelmy’s literary domain is vast and never ceases to dazzle.” — \u003cem \u003eLettres québécoises\u003c\/em\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e“By means of a demanding and chiseled prose, eminently poetic, rich in neologisms and in borrowings from native and northern European languages (several can be found in a very convenient ‘Lexicon’), Wilhelmy draws us into a reality that is both familiar and transfigured, where femininity and nature maintain profound and mysterious relationships.” — \u003cem \u003eNuit Blanche\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\r\n\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003ePRAISE FOR AUDRÉE WILHELMY AND \u003cem \u003eTHE BODY OF BEASTS\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\u003cp \u003e“A bold, tactile tale as vivid as cold sea water, \u003cem \u003eThe Body of the Beasts\u003c\/em\u003e is an attentive study of desire, the senses, nature, and freedom, in which the lines between human and animal are blurred and those between good and bad are obliterated. Whether delving into the hushed violence permeating her characters’ lives or describing the exuberant, heartbreaking beauty of the wilderness, Wilhelmy’s powerful voice is soft but incisive, and Ouriou’s delicately crafted translation does her story every justice. This is a novel that conjures imaginary worlds but speaks to the most acute of realities.” — Catherine Leroux, Scotiabank Giller Prize–nominated author of\u003cem \u003e The Party Wall \u003c\/em\u003eand \u003cem \u003eMadame Victoria\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\u003cp \u003e“Audrée Wilhelmy built a literary universe unlike anything else that's been created in Quebec at the moment.” — Catherine Leroux, CBC Books\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\u003cp \u003e“A marvel … The style is magnificent, the characters unforgettable: Noé, Mie, and Osip are great literary creations. As with all this author’s books, the sensual is omnipresent, and sometimes troubling. The ending is overwhelming, and the chapter on the skinning of a whale is fantastic. Run to buy this book as soon as it arrives at the store!” — Michel Tremblay, winner of the Governor General’s Performing Arts Award\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\u003cp \u003e“\u003cem \u003eThe Body of the Beasts \u003c\/em\u003eis a visceral story with wings: rhythmically beating, it both suffocates readers and prepares us to soar.” — \u003cem \u003eWorld Literature Today\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\u003cp \u003e“\u003cem \u003eThe Body of the Beasts\u003c\/em\u003e is daring and darkly erotic, as emotionally and morally elusive as the characters who roam within it … Wilhelmy’s language is tight yet immersive; there is an underlying melancholy to it, like being alone in a forest with nothing but the sound of rustling leaves. It is rare and delightful to find a novel where language and character move so seamlessly together, hand in hand … A piece of this book will linger.” — \u003cem \u003eLiterary Review of Canada\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\u003cp \u003e“Sensual and strange.” — \u003cem \u003eBooklist\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\u003cp \u003e“Uncanny and debaucherous.” — \u003cem \u003eForeword Reviews\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\u003cp \u003e“[Wilhelmy] is a meticulous recorder of the dramatic wilderness … Lovely writing.” — \u003cem \u003eKirkus Reviews\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e “With a miniaturist’s touch, Audrée Wilhelmy creates a singular universe suffused with sap and silence, at once lush to the limit, smothering and amoral … A \u003cem \u003etour de force\u003c\/em\u003e of audacity and sensuality achieved unhesitatingly in full-bodied writing that is precise and without misstep. A brilliant novel that explores from on high an aspect of the human condition too often eluded: our own bestiality.” —\u003cem \u003e Le Devoir\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\u003cp \u003e“Masterful … Finding beauty in unexpected places, be they natural settings or seldom-explored corners of human behaviour, is something Wilhelmy does as well as any young writer in any language.” — \u003cem \u003eMontreal Gazette\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\r\n\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003ePRAISE FOR AUDRÉE WILHELMY AND \u003cem \u003eLES SANGS\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003eFinalist, Prix des lecteurs de l’Hebdo\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003eFinalist, Prix Marie Claire du roman féminin\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003eFinalist, Prix des libraires du Québec\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003eFinalist, Prix France-Québec\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\r\n\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003ePRAISE FOR AUDRÉE WILHELMY AND \u003cem \u003eOSS\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003eFinalist, Governor General’s Literary Award\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003eLonglist, Prix des libraires du Québec\u003cbr\u003e\r\n\u003c\/p\u003e","OtherText_Back_cover_copy_0":"\u003cul\u003e\u003cli\u003eAudrée Wilhelmy is a major force in Quebec literature.\u003c\/li\u003e\r\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cem\u003eWhite Resin \u003c\/em\u003eis a companion story to Wilhelmy’s last novel, \u003cem\u003eThe Body of the Beasts\u003c\/em\u003e, featuring the origins of that book’s central family.\u003c\/li\u003e\r\n\u003cli\u003eDark magical realism is a burgeoning and exciting genre for female novelists and writers.\u003c\/li\u003e\r\n\u003c\/ul\u003e","OtherText_Review_0":"There is something about Audrée Wilhelmy I cannot find anywhere else. It’s in her style, of course. In her method, certainly. In her inventiveness, no doubt. But it goes beyond all that. With Wilhelmy, it lies in the pact she makes with the reader, as if the singularity of the universe she offers us does not come so much from literature, as from witchcraft. 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White Resin
An ethereal love story of the almost-impossible reconciliation between the manufactured world and the haunting and feminine nature that envelops it.
