Black Alley (Biblioasis International Translation Series) [Paperback]

Mauricio Segura (Author)

Book Description

Series: Biblioasis International Translation Series | Publication Date: May 31, 2010

In the Cote-des-Neiges region of Montreal, the first stop for many new immigrants, live people of more than 100 nationalities. Two recent arrivals, Marcelo, the sensitive son of Chilean refugees, and Cleo, a shy boy from Haiti, must choose as adults whether to be united by childhood friendship, or divided by race. A seminal statement about multicultural societies. Translated from the French.

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About the Author

Mauricio Segura: Mauricio Segura was born in Temuco, Chile in 1969 and immigrated to Quebec with his parents as a child. He studied economics at the Universite de Montreal and French literature at McGill University. The author of two novels and a book about French perceptions of Latin America, Segura lives in Montreal, where he is well known as a journalist and commentator on immigrant issues.

Dawn M. Cornelio: Dawn M. Cornelio is Associate Professor of French at the University of Guelph, Ontario. She has published numerous articles on contemporary French fiction and literary translation, and has translated Jean-Michel Maulpoix's poetry collection A Matter of Blue and Rafaele Germain's novels Gin & Tonic & Cucumbers and Pink Bra & Black Jacket.

Product Details

• Paperback: 216 pages
• Publisher: Biblioasis; 1 edition (May 31, 2010)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1897231903
• ISBN-13: 978-1897231906
• Product Dimensions: 8.1 x 5.1 x 0.6 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #2,214,909 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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