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The Setting Lake Sun

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The Setting Lake Sun

By (author): J.R. Léveillé

Translated by: S.E. Stewart

An aspiring young Metis architect has an unforgettable encounter with an older Japanese poet. As much a love story as a spiritual journey, it is a celebration of life in all its incompleteness, imperfection, and impermanence. Includes both the original French and the English translation.

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J.R. Léveillé

Born in Winnipeg, J.R. Léveillé is the author of over thirty books of poetry, fiction and essays published in Canada and abroad. He is the most widely reviewed contemporary Western Canadian Francophone author. An international symposium on his work was held in 2005. Leveille has won numerous literary awards, including the Manitoba Lifetime Writing and Publishing Award. Le soleil du lac qui se couche/The Setting Lake Sun has amassed numerous accolades, including winner of the Prix Champlain, winner of Le Prix Litteraire Rue-Deschambault, Very Honourable Mention–John Glassco Translation Award, and shortlisted for the Carol Shields Winnipeg Book Award. It was chosen by readers as the winner in Manitoba’s On the Same Page competition in 2011.


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S.E. Stewart

S.E. Stewart is an author, publisher and translator who worked for many years with francophone organizations in Western Canada. She studied French and English literature at McGill and translation in UBC’s Creative Writing Department and now lives and works in Saskatoon.


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This quiet, elegantly suspended story generates an aura that is softly enfolding, stirring respect for elusive connections and a gentle engagement with mysteries.


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Le soleil du lac qui se couche/The Setting Lake Sun, J.R. Léveillé’s first novel set in his native Manitoba, describes the unforgettable encounter of Angèle, an aspiring young Métis architect, with Ueno Takami, an older Japanese poet. The story begins when they meet at an art gallery in Winnipeg, a city surprisingly rich both physically, in its architecture, and culturally, with its mix of heritage and customs brought by people who have emigrated there from all over the world. From Winnipeg Angèle and Ueno head north through the wilds to Thompson. Narrated by Angèle, who is remembering her feelings of excitement, surprise and wonder at the discoveries inspired by the Japanese artist, The Setting Lake Sun is as much a love story as a spiritual journey, a celebration of life in all its incompleteness, imperfection, and impermanence. This bilingual version includes both the original French and the English translation.

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Dimensions:

192 Pages

Published:

September 09, 2011

Publisher:

Signature Editions

ISBN:

9781897109595

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By (author): J.R. Léveillé

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