Translation Is a Love Affair

"One of my favorite writers in the world is Jacques Poulin."-Rawi HageA vivacious novice translator, a novelist with a generous spirit and a bad back, and a stray cat with an "SOS" tucked into its collar cross paths. The result is a humorous, moving, and mysterious tale of friendship and the human condition.

Born in Saint-Gédéon-de-Beauce, Jacques Poulin is the author of fourteen novels. Among his many honors are the Governor General's Award, the Molson Prize in the Arts, the Gilles-Corbeil Prize, and the France-Québec Prize. He lives in Québec City.

Sheila Fischman has published more than 125 translations of contemporary French-Canadian. Fischman was named to the Order of Canada in 2002 and to the Ordre national du Québec in 2008; in the same year she received the Molson Prize in the Arts.