The acclaimed author Eric Dupont discusses his novel Songs for the Cold of Heart (QC Fiction, 2018), which was shortlisted for the 2018 Scotiabank Giller Prize, its original French version La fiancée américaine, working with its translator Peter McCambridge, and more, with Joseph Planta.

Songs for the Cold of Heart by Eric Dupont (QC Fiction, 2018). Click to buy this book from Amazon.ca: Songs for the Cold of Heart

Text of introduction by Joseph Planta:

I am Planta: On the Line, in Vancouver, British Columbia, at TheCommentary.ca.

Eric Dupont joins me now. The acclaimed author was in town recently for an event with the Vancouver Writers Fest. His previous book Songs for the Cold of Heart was shortlisted for the Scotiabank Giller Prize, and the book in its original French, sold over 60,000 copies in Quebec alone, and was the winner of the Prix des libraires du Quebec, and the Prix des collegiens. I’ll get Mr. Dupont to tell us about this sweeping book, the characters, and this story of the twentieth century that begins in 1919 Riviere-du-Loup, all the way to Japan, to 1990s Berlin, Rome, and beyond. Eric Dupont is considered belonging to the first wave of new Quebec writing. La Presse has called him “one of the province’s most daring and original writers.” His work has been compared to John Irving and Gabriel Garcia Marquez. The book is published by QC Fiction, which is an imprint of Baraka Books. It’s translation was by Peter McCambridge. Please welcome to the Planta: On the Line program, Eric Dupont; Mr. Dupont, good morning.

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