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The heart is an involuntary muscle / Monique Proulx ; translated by David Homel & Fred A. Reed.
translated by David Homel & Fred A. Reed
Record details
- ISBN: 155054991X :
- ISBN: 9781550549911
- ISBN: 155054991X (pbk.)
- ISBN: 9781550549911 :
- Physical Description: 359 p. ; 22 cm. : ill.
- Publisher: Vancouver : Douglas & McIntyre, c2003.
Content descriptions
| General Note: | Translation of: Le coeur est un muscle involontaire. |
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| Genre: | French-Canadian fiction. |
Available copies
- 5 of 5 copies available at BC Interlibrary Connect. (Show)
- 1 of 1 copy available at Fort St. James Public Library.
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- 0 current holds with 5 total copies.
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| Location | Call Number / Copy Notes | Barcode | Shelving Location | Holdable? | Status | Due Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fort St. James Public Library | PRO (Text) | 35196000074141 | Adult Fiction | Volume hold | Available | - |
- Perseus PublishingA brilliant, complex, witty, moving book about writing and writers.
Florence doesnât like writers?theyâre so full of hang-ups?and she likes their books even less, those corpulent things that arenât even true. She only likes Zeno, but sheâll never admit it, even under pain of death. Zeno is her partner in their small website construction business, Mahone Inc., which has the brilliant idea of putting lesser-known artists and writers back in the limelight.
Zeno, on the other hand, loves writers, especially Pierre Laliberté, the mysterious and mythic novelist who lives like a recluse while awards and trophies tarnish and gather dust waiting for him. Because of Zeno, because of a stolen sentence, Florence finds herself following a trail that could lead her to Pierre Laliberté, this impostor who pillages other peopleâs lives as inspiration for his novels.
Proulx plays with the mystery genre, to write about literature and those who create it. But above all this is a book whose engaging characters pull us into their lives.
