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Brockton Writers' Series - Reading from "Adrift" on March 6, 2013 at 7:00 at the Full of Beans Coffee House and Roastery.
Address: 1348 Dundas St. West, Toronto, Ontario
Longlisted for ReLit Awards
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ADRIFT BOOK REVIEWS
"Adrift foregrounds the reality of interconnection that
lies behind the experience of disconnect and isolation. The novel puts seemingly unrelated incidents and individuals
into collision with one another to meditate on life in the contemporary metropolis." Justin Pfefferle
Maple Tree Literary Supplement "This is a poignant, beautifully written novel that
speaks to the depths of loneliness and the grace of human connection." Carole Giangrande
The Thoughtful Blogger, by Carole Giangrande "Adrift is one of the best novels I’ve read in
2011." Mayank Bhatt
"The dislocation of the immigrant experience is the
subject of Adrift (TSAR), a subtle new novel by Loren Edizel." Quentin
Mills-Fenn
Paper Trails in Uptown Magazine "Adrift, a compelling, elaborate and intriguing novel by Loren Edizel. When you start
to read you can't put it down until the end." Mehri Yalfani, author of
Afsaneh's Moon
"I admire Loren Edizel's restraint in presenting
the émigré experience without ever falling into polemic, instead letting their narratives serve as powerful
indictment of xenophobia. And the plot, what a whirlwind! It evoked all the magnetism of magic realism while staying firmly
grounded in the quotidian reality that the characters inhabit." Aron Aji, translator,
The Garden of Departed Cats
John arrives in a Montreal airport with a suitcase in hand.
We do not know where he is from, or who he is. The novel sets out to explore his identity by following his daily movements
and intimate thoughts, as well as his connections to those coming into contact with him. He writes his own reflections and
impressions in a notebook which he carries with him at all times.
The story unfolds through non-linear narrative connections that flow across city blocks, continents and oceans, and meander in and out of characters’ minds, dealing with questions of displacement, identity and meaning. |
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