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However Far Away

Par (auteur) Rajinderpal S. Pal
Catégories: Littérature générale

A sweeping family saga set against the backdrop of a Sikh wedding.

On the morning of his nephew’s wedding, Devinder Gill is certain the delicate balance of his life will not be upset. Dev is married ...

Peacocks of Instagram

Par (auteur) Deepa Rajagopalan
Catégories: Nouvelles

Engrossing, witty yet devastating stories about diasporic Indians that deftly question what it means to be safe, to survive, and to call a place home.

An underappreciated coffee shop server haunted by ...

As the Andes Disappeared

Caroline is seven years old when her family flees Pinochet’s regime, leaving Chile for Montreal on Christmas Eve, 1986. She fears Santa won’t find them on the plane but wakes to find a new doll at ...

Chrysalis

Par (auteur) Anuja Varghese
Catégories: Nouvelles

Winner, 2023 Governor General's Literary Award
Winner, 2023 Writers Trust Dayne Ogilvie Prize for LGBTQ2+ Emerging Writers
Shortlisted for the 2024 Rakuten Kobo Emerging Writer Prize
Longlisted for the ...

Nila the Bleeding Garden

Par (auteur) Laila Re
Catégories: Littérature générale

Nila the Bleeding Garden describes the turbulent journey of an Afghan girl called Nila who suddenly has to escape her homeland with her family during the long Afghan war. As a child refugee, she experiences ...

Finding Edward

Par (auteur) Sheila Murray
Catégories: Littérature générale

Shortlisted for the Governor General’s Literary Award
Longlisted for the Toronto Book Award
Longlisted for Canada Reads 2023
A Globe and Mail Best Book

Cyril Rowntree migrates to Toronto from Jamaica in ...

Manam

Par (auteur) Rima Elkouri
Traduit par Phyllis Aronoff & Howard Scott
Catégories: Littérature générale

Finalist for the Atwood Gibson Writers' Trust Fiction Prize, 2022

Translated from French by Phyllis Aronoff and Howard Scott.

Léa is a teacher. She does not believe in silence and secrecy, and this is ...

Cine Star Salon, The

Philippine-born Vancouverite Sophia is most grateful for two things: her modest hair salon and Adrian, her mild-mannered fiancé. She is eager to get married and move away from her highly educated but ...

You Are Eating an Orange. You Are Naked.

Par (auteur) Sheung-King
Catégories: Littérature générale

A translator living in Toronto frequently travels abroad—to Hong Kong, Macau, Prague, Tokyo—often with his unnamed lover. In restaurants and hotel rooms, the couple begin telling folk tales to each ...

Keepers of the Faith

Par (auteur) Shaukat Ajmeri
Catégories: Littérature générale

The novel follows the fates of two blissful young lovers, Akbar and Rukhsana, in the historic city of Udaipur. When a communal split occurs, their families are on opposite sides; the lovers’ dream of ...