Title Statement |
The hollow beast / Christophe Bernard ; translated from the French by Lazer Lederhendier. |
Series |
Biblioasis international translation series |
Author |
Bernard, Christophe, 1982- |
Additional Contributors |
Lederhendler, Lazer |
Bernard, Christophe,1982- |
Publication |
Windsor, ON: Biblioasis,[2024]©2024 |
Edition |
First edition. |
Extent of Item |
616 pages ; |
ISBN |
9781771965552 (trade paperback) |
Other Number |
pr06921289 |
General Notes |
"Originally published as La bête creuse in 2017 by Le Quartanier, Montréal, Québec"--Title page verso. |
Languages |
In English, translated from the French. |
Summary |
In 1911, in a hockey game in Quebec's Gaspe Peninsula, local tough guy Billy Joe Pictou fires the puck into Monti Bouge's mouth. When Monti collapses with his head across the goal line, Victor Bradley, referee and local mailman, rules that the goal counts. Monti's ensuing revenge for this injustice sprawls over three generations. It is up to Monti's grandson, Francois, to make sense of the vendetta between Monti and Bradley and, by doing so, change the destiny of their town and everyone who lives there. Christophe Bernard is originally from Carleton-sur-Mer in the Gaspe region of Quebec. Please Note: The following title was included in a previous Bestseller list; libraries may need to re-order. |
Subjects & Genres |
By Topic |
Alcoholism--Fiction |
Blessing and cursing--Fiction |
Families--Fiction |
Historians--Fiction |
Kidnapping--Fiction |
Revenge--Fiction |
Vendetta--Fiction |
By Location |
Gaspé Peninsula (Québec)--Fiction |
By Genre |
Humorous fiction |
Novels |