Book
Nikolski : a novel
Record details
- ISBN: 9780676978797
- ISBN: 0676978797
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Physical Description:
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290 p. ; 22 cm. - Edition: 1st ed.
- Publisher: Toronto : A.A. Knopf Canada, c2008.
Content descriptions
| Original Version Note: | Translation of: Nikolski. |
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| Subject: | Immigrants -- Quebec (Province) -- Fiction Canadian Montreal (Quebec) -- Fiction |
Available copies
- 1 of 1 copy available at BC Interlibrary Connect.
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- 0 current holds with 1 total copy.
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| Location | Call Number / Copy Notes | Barcode | Shelving Location | Holdable? | Status | Due Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Trail and District Public Library Main Branch | FIC DIC (Text) | 35110000177507 | Adult Fiction | Volume hold | Available | - |
- Random House, Inc.
Knopf Canadaâs newest Face of Fiction is Nicolas Dickner, author of a critically lauded, award-winning literary sensation in Quebec, a bestseller when published in 2005.
Get ready for the joyride that is Nikolski.
âOne cannot say it enough: this book is the discovery of the year. . . . The humour is striking; his vision stunning.â
Carole Beaulieu, Lâactualité
Awards for the French-language edition:
Prix des libraires 2006
Prix littéraire des collégiens 2006
Prix Anne-Hébert 2006 (Best first book)
Prix Printemps des LecteursâLavinal
Spring 1989. Three young peopleâNoah, Joyce and an unnamed narratorâleave their far-flung birthplaces to follow their own personal songs of migration. Each ends up in Montreal, each on a voyage of self-discovery, dealing with the mishaps of heartbreak and the twisted branches of their shared family tree.
With humour, charm and the sure touch of a born storyteller, Nicolas Dickner crafts a tale that shows the surprising links between garbage-obsessed archeologists, pirates past and present, earthquake victims, sea snakes, several very large tuna fish, an illiterate deep-sea diver, a Commodore 64, a mysterious book with no cover, and a broken compass whose needle obstinately points to the Aleutian village of Nikolski.
