Rosa's Very Own Personal Revolution

Rosa Ost grows up in Notre-Dame-du-Cachalot, a tiny village at the end of the world, where two industries are king: paper and Boredom. The only daughter of Terese Ost (a fair-to-middling trade unionist and a first-rate Scrabble player), the fate that befalls Rosa is the focus of this tale of long journeys and longer lives, of impossible deaths, unwavering prophecies, and unsettling dreams as she leaves her village for Montreal on a quest to summon the westerly wind that has proved so vital to the local economy.

From village gossips, tealeaf-reading exotic dancers, and Acadian red herrings to soothsaying winkles and centuries-old curses,Rosa's Very Own Personal Revolutionis a delightful, boundary-pushing story about stories and the storytellers who make them and a reminder that revolutions in Quebec aren't always quiet. (From QC Fiction)

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Eric Dupontis an author, teacher and translator from Montreal. His French-language novelLa Logeusewon the Radio-Canada's version ofCanada Reads,Combats des livres. He was a finalist for both the Prix littraire France-Qubec and the Prix des cinq continents. He was the winner of thePrix littraire des collgiensand thethe Prix des libraires. His fourth novel,Songs for the Cold of Heart, originallyLa fiance amricaine, is a winding tale that travelsfrom place to place and through many different eras.

Songs for the Cold of Heartwas onthe 2018 Scotiabank Giller Prize shortlistand was a finalist for the2018 Governor General's Literary Award for translation.

Rosas Very Own Personal Revolutionwon the 2023 Governor General's Literary Award for translation.

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