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Fiction Literary

Ari and the Barley Queen

by (author) Pan Bouyoucas

translated by Sheila Fischman

Publisher
Guernica Editions
Initial publish date
Sep 2023
Category
Literary, Fairy Tales, Folk Tales, Legends & Mythology, Family Life
  • Paperback / softback

    ISBN
    9781771838351
    Publish Date
    Sep 2023
    List Price
    $20.00
  • eBook

    ISBN
    9781771838368
    Publish Date
    Sep 2023
    List Price
    $11.95

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The title character Ari could have stepped out of a traditional folk tale straight into the day before yesterday. Son of a monstrous, unscrupulous mother and a faint-hearted father, he catches a glimpse of a life that would be to his liking when he encounters a young woman who …. but you have to read the novel to find out how the rest of Ari's life pans out.

About the authors

Pan Bouyoucas came to Canada with his Greek parents in 1963. After studies in architecture, he obtained a BFA in film and theatre at Concordia University and worked a few years as a film critic. Since 1975 he has written in French seven novels, a collection of short stories, a book for children, a dozen radio dramas, and stage plays, many of them translated into several languages. From the Main to Mainstreet (a.k.a. Divided We Stand), which he wrote in English, in 1989 for Montrealâ??s Centaur Theatre, was the best-selling show ever staged at Torontoâ??s Canadian Stage Company. The recipient of many literary awards and nominations in Canada and abroad, Bouyoucas is also a talented translator and the winner of the 2002 Quebec Writers Federation Prize for translation.

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