Sing, Nightingale

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By Marie Hlne Poitras and Marie Helene Poitras

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Sing, Nightingale by Marie Hélène Poitras is a richly atmospheric novel set in the evocative French countryside. It weaves a tale of an enigmatic farm where the boundaries between reality and the supernatural blur. With hauntingly poetic prose, the book delves into themes of longing, nature, and the mystical beauty found in the song of the nightingale, creating a story that is both enchanting and deeply moving.
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This book may appeal to you if you enjoy richly atmospheric tales that weave together folklore and suspense. It captivates readers with its lyrical prose and a unique blend of mysticism set against a hauntingly beautiful backdrop. Readers looking for an intricate exploration of human emotions and mysteries might find this book particularly enticing.

Sing, Nightingale

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Peter Greenaway meets Angela Carter: a Gothic tale of secrets and revenge

When the curtain rises on Malmaison, it reveals a once-enchanting estate, quietly falling into darkness and ruin. At its heart, a father, one in a line of ancestors who have flourished at the expense of those around them, holds court. The silence may seem peaceful, but lurking beneath is a deep malevolence, a score of ugly and violent secrets kept by cast-off mistresses and abandoned daughters.

Ever-greedy, the father brings in Alienor, a woman who promises to make the lands give even more of themselves; the plants will flourish, the animals will multiply, and each feast will surpass the last in sumptuousness. The father believes the stage is set to satisfy his every desire, but Alienor will introduce a new script — one in which the hunters are hunted and a new reign begins.

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Sing, Nightingale by Marie Hélène Poitras is highly praised for its gothic, poetic nature, and its exploration of decaying patriarchal secrets, often drawing comparisons to fairy tales. The novel is characterised by its dense, lyrical prose and rich, evocative storytelling, making it a vivid deconstruction of patriarchy interwoven with magic realism. The narrative is described as both sumptuous and unsettling, immersing readers in its dark, fairy-tale-like world that balances beauty with cruelty.

Book Details

INFORMATION

ISBN: 9781552454480

Publisher: Coach House Books

Format: Paperback / softback

Date Published: 30 March 2023

Country: Canada

Imprint: Coach House Books

Illustration: Illustrations

Contributors:

Translated by Rhonda Mullins

Audience: General / adult

DIMENSIONS

Spine width: 15.0mm

Width: 127.0mm

Height: 203.0mm

Weight: 0g

Pages: 176

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Fiction General Fiction Horror & Supernatural Literary Fiction Marie Helene Poitras Marie Hlne Poitras

About the Author

Marie Helene Poitras was born in Ottawa and lives in Montreal. She received the Prix Anne-Hebert for her first novel, Soudain le Minotaure (2002, reissued by Alto in 2022; Suddenly the Minotaur, DC Books, 2006). Her short story collection La mort de Mignonne et autres histoires (Alto, 2017) was a finalist for the Prix des libraires du Quebec. While Griffintown (Prix France-Quebec and finalist for the Prix Ringuet) was inspired by her experience as a carriage driver in Old Montreal, Sing, Nightingale, an ode to creation, draws on her travels in the French countryside.

Rhonda Mullins is a Montreal-based translator who has translated many books from French into English, including Jocelyne Saucier's And Miles To Go Before I Sleep, Gregoire Courtois' The Laws of the Skies, Dominique Fortier's Paper Houses, and Anas Barbeau-Lavalette's Suzanne. She is a seven-time finalist for the Governor General's Literary Award for Translation, winning the award in 2015 for her translation of Jocelyne Saucier's Twenty-One Cardinals. Novels she has translated were contenders for CBC Canada Reads in 2015 and 2019 and one was a finalist for the 2018 Best Translated Book Award. Mullins was the inaugural literary translator in residence at Concordia University in 2018. She is a mentor to emerging translators in the Banff International Literary Translation Program.