{"product_id":"fences-in-breathing-paperback","title":"Fences in Breathing - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eNicole Brossard\u003c\/b\u003e (Author), \u003cb\u003eSusanne de Lotbinière-Harwood\u003c\/b\u003e (Translator)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eShortlisted for the Rogers Writers' Trust Fiction Prize\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eInvited to a quiet Swiss ch teau by the enigmatic Tatiana Beaujeu Lehmann, Anne begins to slowly write a novel in a language that is not hers, a language that makes meaning foreign and keeps her alert to the world and its fiery horizon. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eWill the strange intoxication that takes hold of her and her characters - sculptor Charles; his sister Kim, about to leave for the far north; and Laure Ravin, a lawyer obsessed with the Patriot Act - allow her to break through the darkness of the world? \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ci\u003eFences in Breathing\u003c\/i\u003e, first published and critically lauded in French as \u003ci\u003eLa capture du sombre\u003c\/i\u003e, and now brought into English by the celebrated translator Susanne de Lotbini re-Harwood, is a disquieting, dexterous and defiant missive, another triumph by one of North America's foremost practitioners of innovative writing.\u003cbr\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eNicole Brossard is a poet, novelist and essayist who has published more than thirty books since 1965, including \u003ci\u003eThese Our Mothers\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eLovhers\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eMauve Desert\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eBaroque at Dawn\u003c\/i\u003e. She co-founded \u003ci\u003eLa Barre du Jour\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eLa Nouvelle Barre du Jour\u003c\/i\u003e, two important literary journals in Quebec. She has won two Governor General's Awards for poetry, as well as le Prix Athanase-David and the Canada Council's Molson Prize. Her work has been translated into several languages. She lives in Montreal.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 120\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.5 x 7.4 x 4.7 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e April 01, 2009\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eAward:\u003c\/strong\u003e Rogers Writers' Trust Fiction Prize (2009)\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51771657191712,"sku":"9781552452134","price":16.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0974\/9764\/5344\/files\/906896102aab63cfd242356f9d591bc0.webp?v=1780390446","url":"https:\/\/ebocreations.com\/products\/fences-in-breathing-paperback","provider":"The E-Book Oasis LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}