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Originally from Ireland, Peter McCambridge holds a BA in modern languages from Cambridge University, England, and has lived in Quebec City since 2003. He runs Québec Reads and QC Fiction. His translations have been World Literature Today Notable Translations, longlisted for Canada Reads, and finalists for the Giller Prize and the Governor General’s Award for Translation.

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Canada Reads 2021 Longlist

"There are so many fun things about this book. [?] You?d think this book would be a downer, but there is so much light." Naomi Mackinnon

"Réhel gives the reader a front-row seat to a baroque and often hilarious interiority — one that highlights the complexity and tragedy of the human condition, while playfully revealing the capacity of the human mind for turning the struggles of existence, large and small, into a source of amusement. (...) In addition to the often-dark humour, Réhel has a poet's eye for rhythm, repetition, and stark imagery that thankfully isn?t lost in the exceptional translation by Katherine Hastings and Peter McCambridge." Dean Garlick, Montreal Review of Books

"Jean-Christophe Réhel's Tatouine is every bit as remarkable as QC Fiction's earlier offerings ... wit and resignation dance cheek-to-cheek."

"There is a unique and sometimes funny take on an element of the human condition in Jean-Christophe Réhel's novel Tatouine. It is a light read but one that is memorable. And it is certainly one of my favourites of this year." (Steven Buechler, The Library of Pacific Tranquility)

?the melancholy, mirthful story of a likeable 31-year-old with a poor self-image [?] a very worthwhile read” (James Fisher, The Miramichi Reader)

Just incredible. EVERY line in this first novel deserves to be underlined. It's a book to scribble hearts and stars all over” One thousand stars for this author.” (Claudia Larochelle)