Summer Reading: Boussole
Boussole Mathias Énard Actes Sud, 378 p. Boussole’s first sentence is a 300-word long delirium. The winner of the 2015 Prix Goncourt thus sets the…
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Summer Arts 2016: Cinema Festivals and Films
King Dave at Fantasia The highly anticipated King Dave, by Podz – whose real name is Daniel Grou, director of the 19-2 series and of…
Rufus Wainwright: Prima Donna
Better late than never: Rufus Wainwright’s first opera, which premiered in 2009, will at last be performed in Montreal this summer in a concert version…
Summer Arts 2016: Literary events and upcoming book releases
La Promenade des écrivains In Québec city, from June 4 to September 25, La Promenade des écrivains invites you to discover the city in a…
Summer Reading: La carte des Mendelssohn
La carte des Mendelssohn Diane Meur Sabine Wespieser éditeur, 461 p. Diane Meur decided to investigate the ancestors of Felix Mendelssohn: his father Abraham Mendelssohn…
Summer Reading: Les tribulations d’un Stradivarius en Amérique
Les tribulations d’un Stradivarius en Amérique Frédéric Chaudière Actes Sud, 292 p. The Stradivarius Gibson ex-Huberman, now played by American violinist Joshua Bell, has lived…
Dina Gilbert: A Lively Mind
Time passes quickly. After three busy years as assistant conductor of the Montreal Symphony Orchestra, Dina Gilbert closes her final mandate next August and is…
Yann Martel: The Story Builder
Yann Martel isn’t the sort of writer who publishes a new novel every year. Six years passed between the publication of Beatrice and Virgil and his latest…
Avant les rues: A tale of resilience
Avant les rues is an extraordinary film in several respects. It’s the first fiction feature in the Atikamekw language; its main actors – all brilliant –…
Film: Our picks (April-May 2016)
Mobile étoile Although it has been in theatres since March 25, we had to mention the film Mobile étoile, which is set in the world of…
