Elimination Dance = LA Danse Eliminatoire (Paperback)

~ Michael Ondaatje (Author), Lola Lemire Tostevin (Translator)

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Product Description

Instructions: An elimination dance begins with a crowded dance floor. At a signal, the band stops playing and the announcer reads an elimination, say, "Any lover who has gone into a flower shop on Valentine's Day and asked for clitoris when he meant clematis." Any dancer answering this description must sit down, and his partner is also disqualified. The process continues (e.g. "Any person who has burst into tears at the Liquor Control Board") until a single couple remains. And now, the post-Meech Lake edition. Brick Books reaches out to Quebec: "Tout amant qui, la Saint-Valentin, est entré dans une boutique de fleuriste et a demandé pour un clitoris au lieu d'une clématile."

About the Author

Michael Ondaatje is a novelist and poet perhaps best known for his Booker Prize winning novel adapted into an Academy Award-winning film, The English Patient. His other books include Secular Love, In the Skin of a Lion, Running in the Family, and The Collected Works of Billy the Kid. He edited From Ink Lake, a selection of Canadian stories, and has won several Governor General’s Award for both fiction and poetry.

Product Details

• Paperback: 56 pages
• Publisher: Brick Books (October 1995)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0919626556
• ISBN-13: 978-0919626553
• Product Dimensions: 6 x 5.6 x 0.3 inches
• Shipping Weight: 2.4 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (2 customer reviews)
• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #496,347 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

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1 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars A delightful little book, January 10, 1998

By	Kalex "bibliopath" (Detroit, MI USA) - See all my reviews

I stumbled across this little gem (by the author of "The English Patient") while browsing the dual-language (French-English, in this case) section of a local bookstore.

The premise: A dance where individuals who match certain requirements must retire from the dance floor. For example: "Women who've had to give up the accordion because of pinched breasts."

0 of 9 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars BUY THIS BOOK, OR BORROW IT FROM A FRIEND AND DON'T GIVE IT, February 8, 2000

By	Christopher A. Heath (austin, tx) - See all my reviews

I ain't seen many gooder books than this one to often. I wish I had one