“Bock’s striking stories traverse Quebec history to reveal the DNA of our collective unease
Accounts given through newspaper stories
How far can a man be driven by the grief and despair surrounding the death of his child
" He helped spearhead the Cuban Neobaroque movement
Kosima begins to see a mysterious dark-haired girl following him everywhere—and as this succubus takes hold of him
The Alp United States “Bock’s striking stories traverse QuebecThe first novel in Arno Camenisch's celebrated "alpine" trilogy unfolds over a single summer. The four main (unnamed) characters are a dairyman, his farmhand, a cowherd, and a swineherd, who all live and work in close proximity but this is no Heidi. Theirs is an existence marked by dangerous work, solitude, cruelty, alcoholism, and sheer stubbornness; yet Camenisch's handling of these lives is full of affection, surreal humor, and a brilliant ear for