Black Bird
A Canada, Novels, Cultural book. I deliberately read this book due to my appreciation of Canadian literature...
In this wholly original novel alive with misfortune and magic, Michel Basilières uncovers a Montreal not seen in any other English-Canadian work: a forgotten blue-collar neighbourhood in between the two solitudes. Gothic, outrageous, yet tender and wise, Black Bird is as liberating as the dreams of its wayward characters, and as gripping as the insurgencies that split its heart.The Desouches have inhabited the same run-down house in working-class Montreal for years, much to the dismay of their landlord, and its ramshackle architecture perfectly mirrors that of the eccentric family living inside. Grandfather is a sour old grave-robber who relishes in the anguish he causes his wife and family. Uncle shares the same occupation, and otherwise spends much of his time drunk and alone. Neither is looking forward to the winter, which means lost work, due to the frozen ground. Father doesn’t share their gruesome job, but comes up with his own schemes anyway. Mother lies down to sleep away her grief when her father dies, and does not wake up for months. A plain French woman named Aline...
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- Pages: 320 pages
- ISBN: 9780676975284 / 676975283
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I deliberately read this book due to my appreciation of Canadian literature which, from my experience,is usually dry, quirky and droll at times. This attempts to be but it is no Annie proulx (know she is not canadian) nor close and alistair macleod shouldn't be mentioned in the same room. This is the elephant in the Canadian room. Provides... funny, unexpected, enjoyable and a pleasurable amount of cussing en francais. Clever and truly fictional. I was intrigued the most by the grandfather who blew my mind in the monologue from page 215-224. Those pages made this book for me, along with a few other moments. * * * * 1/2This is an enchanting book with plenty of twists, turns and tweaks to the historical record. It concerns the Desouche family, who live in a house at the base of Mount Royal in Montreal. They're an Anglophone/Francophone mixed family and their dynamics are pretty dysfunctional. There are grave robbers, FLQ terrorists, budding...
