Electric Baths
Published on 30. June 2020
Book
Paperback/Softback
192 pages
978-1-77186-214-1 (ISBN)
Description
A surprise return home triggers a chain of events, their strands weaving together a sinister web of dreams and reality, lies and truth, secrets and spells. Jean-Michel Fortier's chilling second novel features a cast of memorable characters, including Renee, who never dreams (or does she?), and the oft-widowed Bella, who signs her personal ads "Come, and be prepared to stay forever." Following in the tradition of Fortier's absurdist first novel, The Unknown Huntsman, this is a dark and offbeat tale about lost love, lost dreams, and one lost limb.
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Language
English
Place of publication
Montreal
Canada
Product notice
Paperback (trade)
Unsewn / adhesive bound
Illustrations
Illustrations
Dimensions
Height: 201 mm
Width: 127 mm
Thickness: 15 mm
Weight
177 gr
ISBN-13
978-1-77186-214-1 (9781771862141)
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Jean-Michel Fortier completed a master's degree in literature at Université Laval before moving to Montreal, where he currently works as a copy editor. The Electric Baths is his second novel. After immigrating to Canada from the U.K., Katherine Hastings spent ten years in Ontario before moving to Montreal, where she completed a degree in modern languages at McGill University. She has worked as a Quebec-based translator and copy editor since 1995. Her previous literary translation was The Unknown Huntsman, also by Jean-Michel Fortier.