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"Atavisms" is an original and unsettling portrait of Quebec, from the hinterland to the metropolis, from colonial times to the present, and beyond. These thirteen stories, though not linked in the traditional sense, abound in common threads. Like family traits passed down through the generations, the attitudes and actions of a rich cast of characters reverberate, quietly but deeply, over generations. Here is a group portrait of the individual lives that together shape a collective history. "Atavisms" has been shortlisted for the 2014 Jan Michalski Prize for Literature.

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Atavisms, the excellent first book by Montreal's Raymond Bock... explores the litany of failed revolts, effects without apparent cause, the "failure gene" seemingly written into Quebec's individual and collective hearts. These thirteen 'histories'--an unlucky number--can be read as individual stories. But they also bear a troubling family resemblance and a collective unity. Le Devoir

Atavisms

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    A Paperback / softback by Raymond Bock, Pablo Strauss

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      Publisher Dalkey Archive Press
      Published 2 July 2015
      ISBN-13 9781564784292
      978-1564784292
      ISBN-10 1564784290

      Description

      Book Synopsis
      "Atavisms" is an original and unsettling portrait of Quebec, from the hinterland to the metropolis, from colonial times to the present, and beyond. These thirteen stories, though not linked in the traditional sense, abound in common threads. Like family traits passed down through the generations, the attitudes and actions of a rich cast of characters reverberate, quietly but deeply, over generations. Here is a group portrait of the individual lives that together shape a collective history. "Atavisms" has been shortlisted for the 2014 Jan Michalski Prize for Literature.

      Trade Review
      Atavisms, the excellent first book by Montreal's Raymond Bock... explores the litany of failed revolts, effects without apparent cause, the "failure gene" seemingly written into Quebec's individual and collective hearts. These thirteen 'histories'--an unlucky number--can be read as individual stories. But they also bear a troubling family resemblance and a collective unity. Le Devoir

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