Freeze (eBook)

Stephen Orlov (Autor)

eBook Download: EPUB

2016
Guernica Editions Inc (Verlag)
9781771830515 (ISBN)

Infos

In the midst of this dark hour, I sensed that a bigger story was passing through us. It was an extraordinary moment in history, when all Québecers, no matter their race, religion, language, birthplace or work, became “pure laine” to the core, as we collectively faced the wrath of nature.

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Freeze is an allegorical comedy that dramatizes the Great Ice Storm of '98 as a metaphor for "e;cooler"e;, more tolerant times in Quebec compared to the separatist "e;heat"e; of earlier decades. Five Montrealers find themselves trapped inside the power-outed duplex of Nicole, a pur-laine pro-sovereignty journalist. Her boyfriend Curtis, a Black Anglo jazz musician, arrives with a shocking marriage proposal. Mickey, an Irish gambling-addicted handyman, exploits the storm by selling firewood at exorbitant prices. And Hydro Quebec lineman Rejean tries to do his job, while Claire, the horny elderly neighbor, struggles to mediate. This dysfunctional quintet butt heads over politics and love, provoking us to ponder whether Montreal's "e;two solitudes"e; has become a stereotype in this new Century.

Produkt-Details

• Erscheint lt. Verlag: 1.8.2016
• Verlagsort: Toronto
• Sprache: englisch
• Themenwelt: Literatur ► Lyrik / Dramatik ► Dramatik / Theater
• Themenwelt: Geisteswissenschaften ► Sprach- / Literaturwissenschaft ► Anglistik / Amerikanistik
• Themenwelt: Geisteswissenschaften ► Sprach- / Literaturwissenschaft ► Literaturwissenschaft
• ISBN-13: 9781771830515 / 9781771830515