Description
About the Author
Akos Verbczy was born in Hungary and arrived in Quebec in 1986 at the age of eleven. As a political science student at the Universite du Quebec a Montreal, he became active in politics. In 2011 and 2012, he wrote a weekly column in the daily Metro newspaper dealing with cultural issues on identity and diversity. His book Rhapsodie quebecoise, Itineraire d'un enfant de la loi 101 was published in January 2016 and has since been regularly on Quebec's bestseller lists.
Casey Roberts is a literary translator living in Montreal. He has translated several fiction and nonfiction books and won the John Glassco Prize awarded by the Canadian Literary Translators Association for his translation of the YA novel Break Away, Jessie on My Mind.
Toula Drimonis is a Montreal-based freelance writer, editor, and award-winning columnist and a frequent guest on English and French-language radio and television. A former News Director with TC Media, her freelance work has appeared in the National Post, the New York Times, Ricochet Media, Ms. Magazine, Buzzfeed Canada, Huffington Post, J-Source, and Le Journal de Montreal, among others. Politics and women's issues remain her main points of interest.
Reviews
A delicious self-portrait brimming with humor, political acumen, and pithy observations." -Le Devoir, Montreal
"The book is sophisticated and very accessible, awash with culture and cultural references, some familiar and low-brow . . . The author has a knack for turning a situation on its head, helping readers consider an issue from a new perspective . . . . an astute and witty contribution." -Peter McCambridge, Quebec Reads
"This intelligent, funny, often ironic, and sometimes frustrating book will interest readers who want a sharp view of identity and language politics in Canada." -Publishers Weekly
Book Information
ISBN 9781771861021
Author Akos Verboczy
Format Paperback
Page Count 246
Imprint Baraka Books
Publisher Baraka Books
Weight(grams) 299g