Celebrations / Naïm Kattan ; translated by Antonio D'Alfonso.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Kattan, Naïm, 1928-2021, author.

Contributor:

D'Alfonso, Antonio, 1953- translator.

Standardized Title:

Anniversaire. English

Language:

English

French

Genre:

Novels.

Physical Description:

119 pages ; 22 cm

Place of Publication:

Victoria, British Columbia : Ekstasis Editions, 2019.

Summary:

"A Syrian writer living in Montreal, René Shems is also a specialist of Canadian history. After participating in a celebration organized in his honor, Shems decides to send letters to friends and colleagues. He also writers to his ex-wife, his daughter living in the U.S.A., and a past lover. Through this letters the reader meets a successful man. And yet once the letters sent, Shems questions his own success and works. The Anniversary contains wonderful pages on culture shock. But also interesting thoughts on love, friendship, urban living, people, and cultures. Naim Kattan has produced a marvelous work of fiction and ideas."-- Provided by publisher.

"A Syrian writer living in Montreal, Ren�e Shems is also a specialist of Canadian history. After participating in a celebration organized in his honor, Shems decides to send letters to friends and colleagues. He also writers to his ex-wife, his daughter living in the U.S.A., and a past lover. Through this letters the reader meets a successful man. And yet once the letters sent, Shems questions his own success and works. The Anniversary contains wonderful pages on culture shock. But also interesting thoughts on love, friendship, urban living, people, and cultures. Naim Kattan has produced a marvelous work of fiction and ideas."-- Provided by publisher.

Notes:

Translation of: L'Anniversaire.

Other Format:

Online version: Kattan, Naïm, 1928- Anniversaire. English. Celebrations.

ISBN:

9781771713146

1771713143

OCLC:

1080210727

Publisher Number:

99984107495