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Fiction Literary

Midnight Tides of Amsterdam

by (author) Yolande Villemaire

Publisher
Ekstasis Editions
Initial publish date
Jan 2004
Category
Literary, Canadian
  • Paperback / softback

    ISBN
    9781894800419
    Publish Date
    Jan 2004
    List Price
    $19.95

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A poetic novel concerning a young woman's journey of self-discovery, Midnight Tides of Amsterdam evokes a European ambiance of light and longing, and of a passion which breaks the smooth surface of a life with disturbing waves.

About the author

Yolande Villemaire is one of Quebec’s most prolific writers, proficient in both poetry and prose. She has given poetry readings and performances around the world. Her novel La vie en prose won an award from the Journal de Montreal in 1980 and her poems, L’armoure received a Radio-Canada award in 2002. She also received a Quebec-Mexico poetry prize in 2008 and the Career Award from Quebec’s Council of Arts and Letters in 2009. Also in 2009, she was a guest of honor at the Festival de la Poésie de Montréal. She has published more than twenty-five books, four of which are available in English translation from Ekstasis Editions: Midnight Tides of Amsterdam, Poets & Centaurs, India, India and Little Red Berries. Yolande Villemaire lives in Montreal and is the director of TOTEMPOÉSIE.

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