The angel's jig / Daniel Poliquin ; translated by Wayne Grady.
Daniel Poliquin's picaresque novel revisits an all-but-forgotten era, when orphaned children and the elderly poor were auctioned into a form of indentured servitude. Facing the dwindling years of his life, an old man waits for his turn on the auction block, hoping to be sold to a family as decent as...
| Uniform Title: | Vol de l'ange.
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| Language: | English |
| Language of the Original: |
French |
| Published: |
Fredericton, New Brunswick :
Goose Lane,
[2016]
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| Physical Description: | 283 pages ; 21 cm Issued also in electronic formats. |
| Format: | Book |
| Summary: |
Daniel Poliquin's picaresque novel revisits an all-but-forgotten era, when orphaned children and the elderly poor were auctioned into a form of indentured servitude. Facing the dwindling years of his life, an old man waits for his turn on the auction block, hoping to be sold to a family as decent as the one he is leaving. It is not the first time he has been here, and it may not be the last. Mute in life but loquacious on the page, the old man tells the colourful story of his rootless life. Abandoned by his family and first auctioned off at the age of seven -- "Ladies and gentlemen, this boy may not be a rare gem, but he is certainly worth a look" -- he moves from one farm to another, taking comfort from the people around him. |
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| Call Number: | PQ3919.2.P577 V6513 2016 |
| Awards: | Finalist for the 2015 Trillium Book Award. |
| ISBN: | 9780864928672 086492867X |
| Additional Physical Form: |
Issued also in electronic formats. |
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