Lit in Translation

Roger Magini

Born 1945 · Canada, Monaco

In English
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Books on prize lists

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    Governor General's (French) 2013 · Finalist

    Ilitch, mort ou vif

    Title translated by AI:“Ilyich, Dead or Alive”

    Roger Magini · 68 when first published

    Novel · 137 pages · Satire

    AI-generated summary:In a hospital room, a talkative narrator keeps his dying friend Charlie Boy entertained by resurrecting Lenin, now ninety-eight, moth-eaten and rheumatic, to prepare him cheerfully for the great departure.

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    Governor General's (French) 2000 · Finalist

    Styx

    Roger Magini · 55 when first published

    Novel · 91 pages · War

    AI-generated summary:Lambert, a veteran of the Indochina war, lives in Sainte-Luce-sur-Mer on the St. Lawrence. Walking the shore with Coré, he finds the battered body of a sailor from a transatlantic race, still alive, and takes him home.