{"product_id":"arvida-samuel-archibald-9781771960427","title":"Arvida","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eFinalist for the 2015 Giller Prize\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eFinalist for the 2016 Best Translated Book Award\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eOne of \u003ci\u003eQuill \u0026amp; Quire's\u003c\/i\u003e Books of the Year, 2015\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eA twenty-five-thousand-copy bestseller in Quebec, \u003ci\u003eArvida\u003c\/i\u003e, with its stories of innocent young girls and wild beasts, attempted murder and ritual mutilation, haunted houses and road trips heading nowhere, is unforgettable. Like a Proust-obsessed Cormac McCarthy, Samuel Archibald's portrait of his hometown, a model town design by American industrialist Arthur Vining Davis, does for Quebec's North what William Faulkner did for the South, and heralds an important new voice in world literature.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eSamuel Archibald\u003c\/b\u003e teaches contemporary popular culture at the University of Quebec in Montreal, where he lectures on genre fiction, horror movies, and video games, among other subjects.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Samuel Archibald\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1771960426\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781771960427\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Biblioasis\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 12\/01\/2015\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 300\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.55lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.10h x 5.20w x 0.60d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAward:\u003c\/b\u003e Scotiabank Giller Prize - Finalist\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReview Citation(s): \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eKirkus Reviews\u003c\/i\u003e 09\/01\/2015\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eQuill \u0026amp; Quire\u003c\/i\u003e 10\/01\/2015 pg. 30\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003ePublishers Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e 11\/02\/2015\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Samuel Archibald","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":43937944928511,"sku":"9781771960427","price":15.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/products\/img_eb4b872a-7fe3-4d52-a647-73d17e7f280d.jpg?v=1681432824","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/arvida-samuel-archibald-9781771960427","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}