What is there to read this week? Here are our journalists’ suggestions.
Posted at 4:00 p.m.
Hexa: Sower of Hope
“In Hexa the novelist explores new territory. But what it has to tell us hasn’t changed: To save the planet – and ourselves – we can no longer ignore that humans are part of something bigger than themselves, that they are part of this ecosystem is that he could be his benevolent protector. “ writes our journalist Iris Gagnon-Paradis.
Around the wood stove – Selected excerpts from the true story of Matante Poêle: For the love of the game
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Around the wood stove – Selected parts of the true story, told by Matante Poêle, by Catherine St-Laurent
“You will emerge from this reading more cultured and at least a few tasty anecdotes. But most importantly, you will be happy. From the (two) kings whose lives were stolen through doorways to the incredible epic of the Holy Crown of Hungary, the author recounts 25 fables from different eras in an oral language that is both hilarious and delightful,” writes our journalist Audrey -Anne Blais.
The Rival: With an expression of bitterness
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The Rival, by Eric-Emmanuel Schmitt
“The famous rivalry (questioned by historians) between Mozart and Salieri is well known; but what about the one also highlighted between singers Maria Callas and Renata Tebladi? », writes our journalist Sylvain Sarrazin.
Bar Italia 90: Turin friendships and nostalgia
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Bar Italia 90, by Mattia Scarpulla
“This novel by a young author of Italian origin from Quebec oscillates between the past and the present, between the province of La Belle and Turin, where a group of young people in their mid-thirties reinvent the world in their friend’s bar,” writes our journalist Laila Maalouf.
Just arrived at the bookseller
Among all the books that have recently arrived in bookstores, here are a few that caught our attention.