The Hollow Beast
La bête creuse
Christophe Bernard (born 1982)
Translated by Lazer Lederhendler
English editions
In EnglishThe Hollow Beast
Biblioasis · Canada · April 2024 · Paperback · 600 pages
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La Frayère, in Gaspésie, between the mountains and the sea. An orphan prankster of obscure origins, a malicious and boastful mailman, a controversial goal. A hundred years and twenty-four hours. Two brothers who hate each other, a poker game that defies the laws of chance, a shimmering beast, a drink that tastes of gold, a night-time odyssey in a storm, an ageless sorcerer with eternal grudges, a red telephone, a kidnapping, a guy from Montreal and a hunting party that turns into pandemonium. This comic family chronicle, akin to the Looney Tunes and the American tall tale, paints a hallucinated Gaspé Peninsula full of wonders and unheard-of feats, shot through with twilight melancholy.
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About the book
- Form
- Novel
- Length
- 716 pages in the original
- Genres
- Family, Satire (assigned by AI)
- Set in
- Canada
- First published
- 2017 by Le Quartanier
- Author's age
- 35 when first published
- ISBN
9782896982943 (original)
9781771965552 (Biblioasis, Canada)
- More
- Wikidata