Lit in Translation

Larry Tremblay

Born 1954 · Canada

In English
2 of 3

Books on prize lists

  • No English yet

    Governor General's (French) 2022 · Finalist

    Tableau final de l’amour

    Title translated by AI:“Love's Final Tableau”

    Larry Tremblay · 67 when first published

    Novel · 216 pages · Love, Historical

    AI-generated summary:Loosely based on the life of Francis Bacon, a painter addresses the young lover and model who first broke into his studio one night as a clumsy petty thief, and retraces their stormy relationship.

  • In English

    Governor General's (French) 2014 · Finalist

    The Orange Grove

    L’orangeraie

    Larry Tremblay · 59 when first published

    Novel · 176 pages · War, Family

    AI-generated summary:Twin brothers Amed and Aziz could have grown up peacefully in the shade of the orange trees, until a shell kills their grandparents and men come to demand that one of the boys avenge the blood spilled.

  • In English

    Governor General's (French) 2003 · Finalist

    The Bicycle Eater

    Le Mangeur de bicyclette

    Larry Tremblay · 48 when first published

    Novel · 224 pages · Love, Coming of age

    AI-generated summary:Ten years after failing the test set by Anna, the actress he has loved since adolescence, of eating his bicycle to win her, the young photographer Christophe Langelier is thrown out by her and flees to Mexico to get over her.