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The weight of snow

Christian Guay-Poliquin

David Homel

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After surviving a major accident, a man is trapped in a village buried in snow and cut off from the world by a nationwide power failure. He is entrusted to Matthias, a taciturn old man who agrees to heal his wounds in exchange for supplies and a chance of escape. Their relationship oscillates between commiseration, mistrust, and mutual aid. Will they manage to hold out against external threats and intimate pitfalls?

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On loan until: 02/Jul/21 Calvin Park Branch Fiction GuayP
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Title Statement The weight of snow / Christian Guay-Poliquin ; translated by David Homel.
Author Guay-Poliquin, Christian
Additional Contributors Homel, David
Publication ©2019Vancouver, British Columbia: Talonbooks,[2019]
Extent of Item 223 pages
ISBN 9781772012224 (pbk.)
177201222X (pbk.)
Other Number 3556625
General Notes Translation of: Le Poids de la Neige.
Summary After surviving a major accident, a man is trapped in a village buried in snow and cut off from the world by a nationwide power failure. He is entrusted to Matthias, a taciturn old man who agrees to heal his wounds in exchange for supplies and a chance of escape. Their relationship oscillates between commiseration, mistrust, and mutual aid. Will they manage to hold out against external threats and intimate pitfalls?
Subjects & Genres
By Topic Winter--Fiction
Survival--Fiction
Suspicion--Fiction
Abandoned houses--Fiction
Traffic accident victims--Fiction