Veiled Countries/Lives

Marie-Claire Blais is a defining figure in Canada&146;s literary landscape, with over 30 books to her credit, including La Belle Bete [Mad Shadows], published when she was twenty, Une Saison dans la vie d’Emmanuel [A Season in the Life of Emmanuel], which is now taught regularly in university and college courses, and Soifs [These Festive Nights], which won the Governor General’s Award in 1996.

Michael Harris‘ most recent book of poems, Circus [2010] was nominated for the Governor General’s Literary Award for Poetry. He is a two-time winner of the CBC Literary Competition, and has translated the complete poetry of Marie-Claire Blais [Veiled Countries Lives]. He lives in Montreal, Quebec, where runs Montreal Books, a rare and used Internet bookshop. During his tenure as editor of Signal Editions, Michael Harris saw through to publication some 60 titles. The present volume is Signal’s 100th book.