{"product_id":"the-island-of-books-paperback","title":"The Island of Books - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eDominique Fortier\u003c\/b\u003e (Author), \u003cb\u003eRhonda Mullins\u003c\/b\u003e (Translator)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eA fifteenth-century portrait painter, grieving the untimely death of his unrequited love, takes refuge at the monastery at Mont Saint-Michel, an island off the coast of France. He haunts the halls until the monks assign him the task of copying manuscripts - though he is illiterate. His work heals him and grows the monastery's library into a beautiful city of books, all under the shadow of the invention of the printing press.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eDominique Fortier \u003c\/b\u003eis an editor and translator living in Montreal. She is the author of five books, including \u003ci\u003eOn the Proper Use of Stars \u003c\/i\u003eand \u003ci\u003eWonder\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e Rhonda Mullins \u003c\/b\u003eis an award-winning translator and writer living in Montreal, Quebec.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eDominique Fortier: Dominique Fortier is an editor and translator living in Outremont, Quebec. Her first novel, \u003ci\u003eGood use of stars\u003c\/i\u003e (2008), was nominated for a Governor General's Award. She is the author of five books, two of which have been translated into English.\u003cbr\u003eRhonda Mullins: Rhonda Mullins is a writer and translator living in Montréal. She received the 2015 Governor General's Literary Award for \u003ci\u003eTwenty-One Cardinals\u003c\/i\u003e, her translation of Jocelyne Saucier's \u003ci\u003eLes héritiers de la mine\u003c\/i\u003e. \u003ci\u003eAnd the Birds Rained Down\u003c\/i\u003e, her translation of Jocelyne Saucier's \u003ci\u003eIl pleuvait des oiseaux\u003c\/i\u003e, was a CBC Canada Reads Selection. It was also shortlisted for the Governor General's Literary Award, as were her translations of Élise Turcotte's \u003ci\u003eGuyana\u003c\/i\u003e and Hervé Fischer's \u003ci\u003eThe Decline of the Hollywood Empire\u003c\/i\u003e. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 176\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.5 x 7.9 x 4.9 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e November 08, 2016\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51771649163552,"sku":"9781552453384","price":15.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0974\/9764\/5344\/files\/44fb469445e2725974e421d35946c44b.webp?v=1780390257","url":"https:\/\/ebocreations.com\/products\/the-island-of-books-paperback","provider":"The E-Book Oasis LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}