Lit in Translation

Nikolski

Nikolski

Nicolas Dickner (born 1972)

Translated by Lazer Lederhendler

English editions

In English

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On the threshold of their twenties, Noah, Joyce and a nameless narrator leave the places they were born for a long migration. Newly arrived in Montreal, they try to take charge of their lives despite wrong turns, faulty loves and twisted family trees. They think they are alone, yet their paths keep crossing, revealing an uncontrollable symmetry in their lives. Along the way come garbage archaeologists, pirates of every stripe, sea serpents, bluefin tuna, a Commodore 64, countless post offices and a mysterious book without a cover, in a rainy story where people drink a lot of tea and cheap rum.

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About the book

Form
Novel
Length
325 pages in the original
Genres
Coming of age (assigned by AI)
Set in
Canada
First published
2005 by Alto
Author's age
33 when first published
ISBN

9782895182009 (original)

9780676978797 (Alfred A. Knopf Canada, Canada)

9780676978803 (Vintage Canada, Canada)

9781590307144 (Trumpeter Books, United States)

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