Baloney
Published on 17. November 2016
Book
Paperback/Softback
96 pages
978-1-55245-339-1 (ISBN)
Description
"Bock's language crackles with the energy of a Quebecois folk song, impassioned and celebratory but also melancholy and cheekily ironic." ?The New Yorker, on Atavisms
A young, floundering author meets Robert "Baloney" Lacerte, an older, marginal poet who seems to own nothing beyond his unwavering certainty. Over the course of one summer evening, Lacerte recounts his unrelenting quest for poetry, which has taken him from Quebec's Boreal forests to South America to East Montreal, where he seems poised to disappear without a trace. But as the blocked writer discovers, Lacerte might just be full of it.
Maxime Raymond Bock lives in Montreal, Quebec. Atavisms, his first book, won the Prix Adrienne-Choquette.
Pablo Strauss, who translated Atavisms, lives in Quebec City, Quebec.
A young, floundering author meets Robert "Baloney" Lacerte, an older, marginal poet who seems to own nothing beyond his unwavering certainty. Over the course of one summer evening, Lacerte recounts his unrelenting quest for poetry, which has taken him from Quebec's Boreal forests to South America to East Montreal, where he seems poised to disappear without a trace. But as the blocked writer discovers, Lacerte might just be full of it.
Maxime Raymond Bock lives in Montreal, Quebec. Atavisms, his first book, won the Prix Adrienne-Choquette.
Pablo Strauss, who translated Atavisms, lives in Quebec City, Quebec.
Reviews / Votes
?Yes, you'll read Baloney quickly. But you're highly unlikely to read it only once.'? Montreal Gazette `Yes, you'll read Baloney quickly. But you're highly unlikely to read it only once.'
- Montreal Gazette
More details
Language
English
Place of publication
Toronto
Canada
Product notice
Paperback (trade)
Dimensions
Height: 201 mm
Width: 127 mm
Thickness: 10 mm
Weight
136 gr
ISBN-13
978-1-55245-339-1 (9781552453391)
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Schweitzer Classification
Persons
Maxime Raymond Bock: Maxime Raymond Bock was born in Montreal, Quebec. Atavisms, his first book, won the 2012 Prix Adrienne-Choquette; its English translation was published by Dalkey Archive. He has published two novellas, Rosemont de profil (2013) and Des lames de pierre (2015).
Pablo Strauss: Pablo Strauss grew up in Victoria, British Columbia and now lives in Quebec City. His translations of Quebec authors have appeared online and in print. He translated Raymond Bock's first book, Atavisms.
Pablo Strauss: Pablo Strauss grew up in Victoria, British Columbia and now lives in Quebec City. His translations of Quebec authors have appeared online and in print. He translated Raymond Bock's first book, Atavisms.