The Appearance Of The Deer

Original title: L’apparition du chevreuil

Publication Date:

October 2019

Pages:

144

Original language and publisher

French | Editions Alto

Territories Handled

Netherlands, North America, Scandinavia

Territories Sold

France (Le mot et le reste)

Genre

Literary Fiction

The Appearance Of The Deer

Original title: L’apparition du chevreuil

Synopsis

“★★★★ – Breathtaking!”  Le Devoir

“A striking novel mastered with intelligence and originality.” — L’Actualité

“Élise Turcotte gives a moving novel, shocking by its realism.” — Journal de Québec

After receiving threats on social media, a writer takes shelter in the woods. There, instead of the peace she was longing for, she finds herself haunted by her troubled family past and surrounded by a nature as hostile as the civilization she left. The cabin nearby is supposed to be abandoned, but what if someone was hiding there?

Like a roe in the snow, this panting story provokes a necessary clatter and tells a family drama that has to be revealed once and for all.

 

Marketing Information

  • English and Spanish translations available
  • Winner of the Prix Ringuet (Literary Academy Of Quebec)