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Autumn Rounds
by Jacques Poulin
Translated by Sheila Fischman
Novel
164 pages
Trade Paper w/ French Flaps
5.5" X 8.5"
ISBN: 1896951414
$22.95Autumn Rounds
by Jacques Poulin
Translated by Sheila Fischman
A quiet man, living in an apartment in Quebec City, hears a marching band through his window. He looks out, sees the band and suddenly decides to join the crowd forming around them. So begins Autumn Rounds, a novel about love that unfolds late in life.
The band turns out to be touring musicians, singers, and acrobats from France; among their number is a strangely familiar woman to whom the man feels very attracted.
This is a bitter-sweet novel. Because it is his last tour, the man is acutely aware of the details of his life on the road: the way cats in the towns are attracted to his van because it was once a milk truck, how certain reading networks will soon be needing new coordinators, how hauntingly beautiful he and the woman find the landscape of the North Shore of the St. Lawrence River.
About Jacques Poulin.
About Sheila Fischman.
| Reviews: |
| "His
books are noted for their gentle insouciance, softly smiling wit,
devoted attention to the petty details of life and joyous rendering
of the landscape. "Make no mistake, this is a love story — for the mature. Its appeal, like that of Gabriel Garcia Marquez's Love in the Time of Cholera, is that of seeing a patient, ordinary man win the women he desires and deserves. "To Poulin aficionados, Autumn Rounds offers extra layers of meaning. In many ways it is Volkswagen Blues revisited. "...a book that never loses its poetic sense of balance." — Pat Donnelly, Montreal Gazette, Feb 1, 2003 -- "Autumn Rounds is a simple story of finding love late in life. The writing is warm, comfortable and uncomplicated... On a cold winter night, Autumn Rounds is the type of story that will warm your heart. — Showtime Magazine, Ottawa -- “Both Jacques Poulin and Sheila Fischman have won prestigious awards for their efforts, and Autumn Rounds is yet another deserving work of power and beauty. While reading it the first time, I knew this book is one I will happily return to on many occasions.” — The Edmonton Journal -- "Those who have travelled with Poulin before will find Autumn Rounds to be a fresh tour of his old ground; those who are new to his work will find it enchanting." — Books in Canada |
