Born 1944 · Canada
Governor General's (French) 2013 · Finalist
Title translated by AI:“Dead Ends”
Sergio Kokis · 69 when first published
Short stories · 247 pages
AI-generated summary:Fifteen stories, drawn from a former psychologist's long observation of human nature, about characters who reach a turning point in their lives.
Governor General's (French) 2004 · Finalist
Title translated by AI:“The Lovers of the Alfama”
Sergio Kokis · 59 when first published
Novel · 208 pages · Love, Politics
AI-generated summary:On the Day of the Dead in Lisbon, Joaquim, a young mathematician grieving his lost Mathilde, ends up at a restaurant where a strange gathering of men remembers the departed, and old Martim tells the story of his one thwarted love.