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list price: $21.95
edition:Paperback
also available: eBook
category: Fiction
published: Sep 2014
ISBN:9780776622095
publisher: Les Presses de l'Université d'Ottawa/University of Ottawa Press
imprint: University of Ottawa Press

Death Sentences

by Suzanne Myre, translated by Cassidy Hildebrand

tagged: short stories (single author), humorous
Description

A woman contemplates the deadly consequences of a croissant. Children’s fates are intertwined with a Rottweiler’s. Witty and refreshing, with unpredictable plots and quirky characters, Death Sentences intrigue and entertain. Death may seem a grim subject matter but, in the capable hands of Suzanne Myre, nothing is beyond humor. Though at times sincere, sorrowful, and even a tad gruesome, Death Sentences is also wry, mordant, and amusingly ironic. Death Sentences features 13 unique short stories, thematically united by death, sex, and existential angst. Solitary and dejected characters explore Montreal’s parks and alleys, seeking comfort and contending with their own everyday tragedies. A woman contemplates the deadly consequences of an almond croissant; another escapes her worries in a monastery. Precocious children’s fates are intertwined with a Rottweiler’s. Young girls fall in love with the most unlikely partners and a woman seeks salvation in a most unconventional way. The tales in Death Sentences intrigue, surprise, and entertain, from one page to the next. Death may seem a grim subject matter but, in the capable hands of Suzanne Myre, nothing is beyond humor. Though at times sincere, sorrowful, and even a tad gruesome, Death Sentences is also wry, mordant, and amusingly ironic. Death Sentences features 13 unique short stories, thematically united by death, sex, and existential angst. Solitary and dejected characters explore Montreal’s parks and alleys, seeking comfort and contending with their own everyday tragedies.
Published in English.

About the Authors

Suzanne Myre


Cassidy Hildebrand

Contributor Notes

Suzanne Myre is a prolific and critically acclaimed Montreal writer, specializing in the short story genre. She was shortlisted for the Grand Prix littéraire France-Québec (2003) and the Prix des libraires (2004). Death Sentences is the first translation of her work.

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