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Nights too short to dance / Marie-Claire Blais ; translated by Katia Grubisic.

Blais, Marie-Claire, 1939-2021 (author.). Grubisic, Katia, (translator.). Blais, Marie-Claire, 1939-2021 translation of: Cœur habité de mille voix. English. (Added Author).

Summary:

In 'Nights Too Short Dance', Rene, a Montreal resident and trans man in his 90s, confronts age and illness on a cold winters night. Charismatic as ever, he is surrounded by friends and lovers and over the course of the book, they look back over a century of struggle - Stonewall, the AIDS epidemic, the fight for queer rights that cost them dearly - and realize its not over. But neither is the love and joy. Marie-Claire Blais was born in Quebec City, QC. She died in 2021. A Dewey Diva pick.

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  • ISBN: 9781772603507 (trade paperback)
  • Physical Description: 215 pages ; 22 cm
  • Publisher: Toronto, ON : Second Story Press, [2023]

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