Mama's Boy - Volume 1

"My mother was always committing suicide. She started out young, in a purely amateur capacity. But it wasn't long before Mama figured out how to make the psychiatrists take notice, and to get the respect only the most serious cases warranted"--Back cover.

About the author

DAVID GOUDREAULT is a novelist, poet, and songwriter. He was the first Quebecer to win the World Cup of Slam Poetry in Paris, France. David leads creative workshops in schools and detention centres across Quebec--including the northern communities of Nunavik--and in France. He has received a number of prizes, including Quebec's Medal of the National Assembly for his artistic achievements and social involvement and the Grand Prix littéraire Archambault for his first novel, La Bête à sa mère (Mama's Boy). He lives in Sherbrooke, Quebec.

JC SUTCLIFFE is a writer, translator, book reviewer, and editor who has lived in England, France, and Canada. She has reviewed for the Times Literary Supplement, the Globe and Mail and the National Post among others.

Product details

• Authors: David Goudrault, David Goudreault
• Assisted by: J. C. Sutcliffe (Translation), JC Sutcliffe (Translation)
• Publisher: Book*hug Press
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 30.06.2018
• EAN: 9781771663823
• ISBN: 978-1-77166-382-3
• No. of pages: 200
• Dimensions: 132 mm x 201 mm x 15 mm
• Weight: 227 g
• Series: Mama's Boy Trilogy; Literature in Translation Series
• Subject: Fiction > Narrative literature