This is the time of year when I'm supposed to come up with the programs for the book discussion groups I lead in Montreal-area libraries. I've drawn-up two so far, and I recommend all of the books highly.
Pierrefonds picks:
Late Nights on Air by Elizabeth Hay, Winner of the 2008 Giller;
The Thing around Your Neck, short stories by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie, a young, internationally acclaimed Nigerian writer;
Out Stealing Horses by Per Petterson, 2007 Dublin Impac award;
Lives of the Saints by Nino Ricci, the first book of Ricci’s trilogy about Italian immigrants to Canada;
Ali and Nino by Kurban Said, written in the 1930s, it takes place in Azerbaijan 1912-1920—a gem of a love story and a political document;
The Bishop’s Man by Linden McIntyre, Giller Prize 2009;
The God of Small Things by Arundhati Roy A story of love and loss from the west coast of India; and
The Flying Troutmans by Miriam Toews, Rogers-Writers’ Trust Prize for Fiction 2008
Outremont options (in French)
Ce que le jour doit à la nuit by Yasmina Khadr
Mercredi soir au bout du monde by Hélène Rioux
Le club des incorrigibles optimistes by Jean-Michel Guenassia ,
Le mur entre nous by Tecia Werbowska
La traversée des sentiments by Michel Tremblay
L’oeuvre au noir by Marguerit Yourcenar
Nocturne du Chili by Roberto Bolaño
Sans rien ni personne by Marie Laberge
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How delightful that you've included Ali and Nino by Kurban Said on your summer list for good reading.
The book is now in 33 languages.
For covers of about 100 editions, take a look here.
http://azer.com/aiweb/an_covers/123_ali_nino_cover.html
A very fine book indeed! It's been on the reading list already for the Kirkland and Atwater groups. One of my favourites!
Hi Mary
Hope Spring finds you well. From your list I've read The God of Small Things - a great read on a sunny day on the balcony. I'd also add Salman Rushdie's Midnight's Children, and for the gardener Defiant Gardens by Kenneth Helphand. Thanks for the other reading suggestions.
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