On the Proper Use of Stars
by Dominique Fortier
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Toronto: McClelland & Stewart, 2010. First Edition . First Canadian Edition/First Printing. Hardcover. Fine Book in a fine unclipped dust jacket. Signed and dated in the year of publication by the author on the title page. Additonally, the author has added " a journey through the ice and to the stars" in her own hand, above her signature. Translated from the French by Sheila Fischman. A novel revolving around the Ill fated Franklin expedtion to discover the Northwest passage.
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DOMINIQUE FORTIER was born in 1972. She holds a Ph.D. in literature from McGill University and is a respected editor and literary translator. On the Proper Use of Stars , her debut novel, was first published in Quebec in 2008 as Du bon usage des étoiles and was shortlisted for the French language Governor General’s Award for Fiction, the Prix des libraires du Québec, the Grand Prix littéraire Archambault, and the Prix Senghor. It is being adapted for the screen by Jean-Marc Vallée ( C.R.A.Z.Y. , The Young Victoria ). Dominique lives in Montreal. SHEILA FISCHMAN is the award-winning translator of some 150 contemporary novels from Quebec. In 2008 she was awarded the Molson Prize in the Arts. She is a Member of the Order of Canada and a chevalier de l'Ordre national du Québec. She lives in Montreal.
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- Title
- On the Proper Use of Stars
- Author
- Dominique Fortier
- Book Condition
- Used
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- 1
- Edition
- First Edition
- Publisher
- McClelland & Stewart
- Place of Publication
- Toronto
- Date Published
- 2010
- Weight
- 0.00 lbs
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