The acacia gardens
By: Marie-Claire Blais ; translated by Nigel Spencer
Contributors: Spencer, Nigel, 1945- translator
Publisher: Arachnide
Published: 2016
Place of publication: [Toronto, Ontario]
Language: eng
Number of pages: 171
ISBN-13: 9781487000172; 9781487000189
Copyright date: 2016
Subjects: French-Canadian fiction; Translations into English
Work titles: Aux jardins des acacias
Description: The characters in Blais's novel question the purpose of their lives as they are confronted by an evil that has taken root among them.

What anxiety grips Petites Cendres as he runs towards the sea in the sunshine on a warm tropical morning' Shouldn't he be reassured by the thought that he now lives at the Acacia Gardens, a comfortable home where all find care, understanding, and healing' How can Fleur, the young musical prodigy, listen to the diabolical confessions of Wrath, the fugitive priest, without shuddering' And, can Daniel the writer finish his novel, the one he has been working on for twenty years, despite his sensitivity and empathy for all creatures, even if they are the most humble, like the lizard he inadvertently crushed under his sandal' With this latest novel, Marie-Claire Blais once again gives us a vibrant portrait that embraces the span of life-from birth to death and beyond. Her characters question their purpose and what will come after, as they are confronted by evil that lives and that has taken root.
Notes: Translation of: Aux jardins des acacias.

Issued also in electronic format.

Translated from the French.