{"product_id":"the-grand-melee-paperback","title":"The Grand Melee - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eMichel Tremblay\u003c\/b\u003e (Author), \u003cb\u003eSheila Fischman\u003c\/b\u003e (Translator)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe fifth novel in the \u003cem\u003eDesrosiers Diaspora \u003c\/em\u003eseries from Québécois national treasure Michel Tremblay. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eIt's May 1922, and preparations are in full swing for the marriage of Nana and Gabriel, which will take place the following month. There's just one problem: Nana's wedding dress has yet to be bought. Nana's mercurial mother, Maria, torn between her desire to measure up as a mother and the inescapable constraints of poverty, wonders how to pay for the wedding. And she's not the only one battling demons - the thought of the upcoming reunion unsettles every member of the large and dispersed Desrosiers family. While the wedding invitations announce a celebration, they also stir up old memories, past desires, and big regrets. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cem\u003eThe Grand Melee\u003c\/em\u003e extends Michel Tremblay's beloved familial and historical saga, and bridges the\u003cem\u003e Desrosiers Diaspora\u003c\/em\u003e series and the now-classic Chronicles of the Plateau Mont-Royal. This book includes a newly translated introduction by Michel Tremblay specialist and Éditions Leméac publisher Pierre Filion.\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eSheila Fischman is the award-winning translator of some two hundred works of contemporary fiction from Québec. Along with Larry Tremblay, her authors include Hubert Aquin, Anne Hébert, Gaétan Soucy, Marie-Claire Blais, François Gravel, and Christine Eddie, among others. She has been a finalist for the Governor General's Literary Award for French to English Translation fifteen times, and has twice won it for translations of Michel Tremblay's work; she has also received the Molson Prize in the Arts. A Member of the Order of Canada and a chevalière of the Ordre national du Québec, she lives in Montréal.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 248\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.6 x 8.4 x 5.5 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e October 12, 2021\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51769021235488,"sku":"9781772012613","price":14.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0974\/9764\/5344\/files\/309e12b716b4cf728254bbd5e3725c02.webp?v=1780341205","url":"https:\/\/ebocreations.com\/products\/the-grand-melee-paperback","provider":"The E-Book Oasis LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}