{"product_id":"the-four-doored-house-paperback","title":"The Four-Doored House - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003ePierre Nepveu\u003c\/b\u003e (Author), \u003cb\u003eDonald Winkler\u003c\/b\u003e (Translator)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Four-Doored House\u003c\/i\u003e evokes two key women in \u003cb\u003ePierre Nepveu\u003c\/b\u003e's life. First, his granddaughter Lily, who he imagines maturing into a complex world, haunted by her memory of him as he is haunted now by her projected self, navigating an era awash in uncertainty and unease. Imbued with both wonder and disquiet, it is an aging poet's celebration of childhood, as well as a meditation on his own \" future absence.\" There follows his celebration of C, the woman with whom Nepveu shares his nights and days. These are love poems dedicated to a companion who has aided him in finding \"new phrases that reformulate the impossible.\" The culmination of a brilliant career, translated into fluent and thrilling English by \u003cb\u003eDonald Winker\u003c\/b\u003e, \u003ci\u003eThe Four-Doored House\u003c\/i\u003e is Nepveu's most enduring work yet.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePierre Nepveu\u003c\/b\u003e has received the Governor General's Award three times. His other awards include the Québec-Paris Prize, the Prix Victor-Barbeau de l'Académie des lettres du Québec, and the Canada-Swiss Prize. Nepveu was made a member of the Order of Canada in 2012. Under its original title, \u003ci\u003eL'espace caressé par ta voix\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eThe Four-Doored House\u003c\/i\u003e was a finalist for The Grand Prix du Livre de Montréal in 2020. \u003cb\u003eDonald Winkler\u003c\/b\u003e is a filmmaker and translator. He is a three-time winner of the Governor General's Literary Award for Translation. His translation of Pierre Nepveu's \u003ci\u003eThe Major Verbs\u003c\/i\u003e won in 2013. He lives in Montreal.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 95\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.1 x 7.48 x 5.15 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e September 01, 2023\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51765405843744,"sku":"9781550656237","price":16.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0974\/9764\/5344\/files\/3d3efb93dfeb83b84a275ec4f82f4e06.webp?v=1780268582","url":"https:\/\/ebocreations.com\/products\/the-four-doored-house-paperback","provider":"The E-Book Oasis LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}