The Lover, the Lake
A spellbinding novel celebrating Indigenous sensuality; the first erotic novel written by an Indigenous woman in FrenchWhen it was first published in Quebec, The Lover, The Lake was heralded as the first erotic novel written by an Indigenous woman in French. Today, as it is translated into English for the first time, author Virginia Pesemapeo Bordeleau would rather call it a celebration of sensuality, another first. At a time when Indigenous peoples were being dispossessed of their land and history as well as their relationship to the body, the love explored by Wabougouni and Gabriel is an act of defiance. Their intimate connection plays out on the shores of Lake Abitibi in an affair as turbulent and unfathomable as the lake itself.
"The aim here is to break free of the bonds of wounds the priests' abuse has left on our bodies and souls, wounds linked to loss--of land, of intimate spaces, of identity both as an individual and community member, of sexual identity, of delight in the body, of innocence and the uncomplicated nature of lovemaking. My hope is that this novel will serve to unearth the seed of joy buried deep in our culture, still profoundly alive . . . The Lover, the Lake shows us that we are not just suffering and victims: we can also be pleasure." -- Virginia Pesemapeo Bordeleau, from the prologue
Read more
Read less
"The aim here is to break free of the bonds of wounds the priests' abuse has left on our bodies and souls, wounds linked to loss--of land, of intimate spaces, of identity both as an individual and community member, of sexual identity, of delight in the body, of innocence and the uncomplicated nature of lovemaking. My hope is that this novel will serve to unearth the seed of joy buried deep in our culture, still profoundly alive . . . The Lover, the Lake shows us that we are not just suffering and victims: we can also be pleasure." -- Virginia Pesemapeo Bordeleau, from the prologue
Virginia Pésémapéo Bordeleau
Virginia Pésémapéo Bordeleau, née en 1951 aux Rapides-des-Cèdres, est une artiste et écrivaine **métisse crie**, issue d’une mère eeyou de Waswanipi et d’un père québécois métissé. Peintre de formation, elle est aussi poétesse et romancière, reconnue pour son œuvre littéraire qui mêle **mémoire, identité autochtone et sensualité**. Son écriture, à la fois intime et engagée, revisite les figures traditionnelles comme celle de la **kokum**, tout en explorant les thèmes de la résilience et du métissage. *Un carnet oublié* s’inscrit dans une bibliographie riche, incluant des romans, des recueils de poésie et des contes, publiés notamment chez Mémoire d’encrier et Hannenorak.
How to read this epub ebook?
On the MySmartBook apps
(without discussion)
(without discussion)
On my computer
(without discussion)
(without discussion)
Readers Reviews
Login
No reviews found. Share your insights with others.
