Sports and pastimes

Baril Guérard, Jean-Philippe 1988- (author.). Wall, Aimee, (translator.). Canadian Electronic Library (Firm), (distributor.).

Summary: Inspired by Erik Satie's work of the same name, Sports and Pastimes is the latest novel by acclaimed Montreal playwright and author Jean-Philippe Baril Guérard. Translated by Aimee Wall (whose translation of Vickie Gendreau's Testament for BookThug in 2016 drew critical reviews), this fast-paced story follows the daily life, at once empty and overloaded, of a group of friends who spend all their energy trying to distract themselves with huge hits of endorphins, art and various substances, navigating pleasure and boredom, the extraordinary and the banal, as (more or less) worthy representatives of the best and worst of what their era has to offer.

Record details

ISBN: 9781771663526
ISBN: 9781771663502
Physical Description: remote
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1 electronic text (203 pages).
Edition: First English edition.
Publisher: Toronto [Ontario] : BookThug, 2017.
Distributor: Ottawa, Ontario : Canadian Electronic Library, 2018

Content descriptions

General Note:	Translation of: Sports et divertissements. Issued as part of the desLibris books collection.
Restrictions on Access Note:	Access restricted to authorized users and institutions.
Additional Physical Form available Note:	Also available in print version.
System Details Note:	Mode of access: World Wide Web.