Hooray!
Nikolski by
Nicolas Dickner, translated by
Lazer Lederhendler wins Canada Reads! I'm so excited that Canadians will be reading this novel, especially since most of us Anglophones (and I embarassingly include myself) don't read a lot of French Canadian literature. I know I'm more likely to read a novel in translation from France rather than Quebec and I keep sternly rebuking myself for this.
Nikolski is also a nice break from the heavy, historical novels we often associate with Canlit. It's refreshing to read a
novel that is playful, urban, clever and funny. And don't forget that
Lazer Lederhendler won a Governor General's Award
in 2008 for his translation of this book. When the Dewey Divas visit Ottawa Public Library, we're joined by a French rep from Montreal, who recently was enthusiastically talking about Dickner's next novel
Tarmac which will be available in English translation in Spring 2011. She kindly gave me a copy (I can read French, albeit very, very slowly with a dictionary close by) and I'm now inspired to set aside the time and read it.
Hooray! Nikolski by Nicolas Dickner, translated by Lazer Lederhendler wins Canada Reads! I'm so excited that Canadians will be reading this novel, especially since most of us Anglophones (and I embarassingly include myself) don't read a lot of French Canadian literature. I know I'm more likely to read a novel in translation from France rather than Quebec and I keep sternly rebuking myself for this. Nikolski is also a nice break from the heavy, historical novels we often associate with Canlit. It's refreshing to read a novel that is playful, urban, clever and funny. And don't forget that Lazer Lederhendler won a Governor General's Award
in 2008 for his translation of this book. When the Dewey Divas visit Ottawa Public Library, we're joined by a French rep from Montreal, who recently was enthusiastically talking about Dickner's next novel Tarmac which will be available in English translation in Spring 2011. She kindly gave me a copy (I can read French, albeit very, very slowly with a dictionary close by) and I'm now inspired to set aside the time and read it.
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