Like a Hurricane

Jonathan Bécotte is the author of a number of works for young people. The French edition of Like A Hurricane, Comme un ouragan, was nominated for the Governor General's Literary Award in 2021, as was his earlier young adult novel in verse, Maman veut partir (2018). Jonathan has won the Prix Cécile-Gagnon and the Prix Alvine-Bélisle. He lives in Montreal, where he teaches elementary school.

Jonathan Kaplansky received his BA from Tufts University and an MA in French language and literature at McGill University, as well as an MA in translation at the University of Ottawa. He has translated works by Annie Ernaux, Jean-Pierre Le Glaunec, Lise Tremblay, John Porter, Hélène Dorion, Hélène Rioux, Étienne Beaulieu and Simon Brault. He lives in Montreal.