{"product_id":"songs-for-angel-marie-claire-blais-9781487006327","title":"Songs for Angel","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eThe ninth novel in internationally acclaimed author Marie-Claire Blais's extraordinary Soifs cycle, \u003ci\u003eSongs for Angel\u003c\/i\u003e is an impassioned interrogation of violence and hate that takes us into the soul of a white supremacist on the verge of a racist attack.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn the penultimate installment of the magnificent and ambitious Soifs cycle, widely regarded as one of the most original and ambitious endeavors ever to be undertaken in contemporary literature, renowned novelist Marie-Claire Blais once again marries the highest artistic standards with the most pressing human and political concerns. Revisiting figures from the previous novels in a swirling fresco of more than a hundred characters, Blais also takes us into the soul of \"the Young Man,\" a white supremacist preparing to attack a Black church and murder its entire congregation. This is an extraordinary portrait of the times that jostles and discomboluates the reader while inviting us to see the world in all its injustice and distress, but also its promise and beauty. \u003ci\u003eSongs for Angel\u003c\/i\u003e reminds us that Blais is a writer who never ceases to situate us in the world and the roles we play in it, and that reading her is always an unforgettable human experience.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Marie-Claire Blais\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1487006322\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781487006327\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Arachnide Editions\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 07\/06\/2021\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 184\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.50lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.00h x 5.30w x 0.60d","brand":"Marie-Claire Blais","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":44051778306303,"sku":"9781487006327","price":18.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_8ffb4da7-ebc9-4273-8a5e-9b4e9416c42c.jpg?v=1685015107","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/songs-for-angel-marie-claire-blais-9781487006327","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}