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Faunes
(Fauna)
144 pages | Septembre 2019
Laura always finds herself in strange places, whether it is in the fog-filled city of Shivering Heights, a floating hamlet surrounded by danger-infested waters or the High Arctic with its ravenous bears. Lead by her scientific curiosity, she is a willing witness to the increasingly violent climate changes unaware that, in this world in mutation, the line between humans and monsters is irrevocably blurred. An eye opening debut by a writer to watch.
A feverish and sensual novel about living in a world where nature slowly takes its revenge on humanity.
Prix des Horizons imaginaires
Prix du CALQ - Œuvre de la relève dans la Capitale-Nationale
Prix de création littéraire de la ville de Québec et du Salon international du livre de Québec 2019
Liste préliminaire - Les Rendez-vous du 1er roman
Finaliste - Prix Aurora Boréal – Meilleur roman 2019
Coup de coeur Renaud-Bray
Les libraires conseillent : sélection de février 2019
Palmarès littéraire 2018 - Les 10 meilleurs romans de l'année - Plus on est de fous, plus on lit!
Rights sold
Arabic (World)
Al Arabi Publishing
English (World)
Coach House
France
L'Atalante
Italy
Codice Edizioni
Macedonia
ILI ILI
Spanish (World)
Volcano Libros
Reviews
La Presse
‘‘A new novelist you must read.”
★★★★
Publishers Weekly
‘‘Vadnais’s exciting debut immerses the reader into the dreamy and menacing near-future world of Shivering Heights, a flooded wilderness in the twilight of the human race. […] This dark, sensual novel invites the reader to imagine nature thriving in the toxic aftermath of human domination, and makes for an essential addition to the recent crop of eco-fiction.”
“Vadnais’s language is a wild garden that encompasses and devours all life.”
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