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Mister Blue

By Jacques Poulin
Translated by Sheila Fischman

By Jacques Poulin
Translated by Sheila Fischman

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Dec 09, 2011 | ISBN 9781935744313

Mister Blue by Jacques Poulin
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Dec 09, 2011 | ISBN 9781935744313

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About Mister Blue

One of Jacques Poulin’s masterpieces, this tender and perceptive tale explores the textures of solitude, compassion, language, fear, and the imagination. Meet Jim: writer suffering from vivid dreams and bouts of writer’s block. Meet Mister Blue, a dignified and prophetic cat and Jim’s sole companion that spring on the Île d’Orléans. That is, until the day they discover a copy of The Arabian Nights in a cave along the beach. Tinged with heartbreak as well as joy, Mister Blue is a novel of subtle shadows and emotions, of wide-open blue sky—a ballet of the possible.

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About Jacques Poulin

Born in Saint-Gédéon-de-Beauce, Jacques Poulin is the author of fourteen novels. Among his many honors are the Governor General’s Award, the Molson Prize in the Arts, the Gilles-Corbeil Prize, and the France-Québec Prize. His novels Mister Blue, Translation is a… More about Jacques Poulin

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Category: Literary Fiction

Paperback | $16.00
Published by Archipelago
Dec 09, 2011 | 150 Pages | 5-1/2 x 6-1/2 | ISBN 9781935744313

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One of my favorite writers in the world is Jacques Poulin. —Rawi Hage

This is a great and very beautiful novel. —Le Devoir

Poulin shares a mix of detached humor, fantasy, and compassion with Vonnegut and Salinger. —Saskatoon Star-Phoenix

The writer hiding from the world in his house on the beach is as shy and charming and friendly as this light, generous, refreshing novel. . . told with Hemingway-like sparseness and minimal melodrama…Poulin earns his lump-in-the-throat ending. —Shelf Awareness

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