The Road to Chlifa: A Novel

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Red Deer College Press, 1995 - Fiction - 142 pages
This hard-hitting novel won, in its original French edition:
  • The Governor General's Award,
  • The Alvine Belisle Award, and
  • The Brive / Montreal Award.

Nominee, Governor General's Literary Award for Translation (from French to English)

Karim has journeyed a long way from his home in war-torn Beirut to his new high school in Quebec. Now he must travel the difficult road to a life without war. There is contempt and racism here, too. But there is also My-Lan, a new companion in a new and challenging country. It is an adventure behind the headlines and a lesson in life you couldn't learn in the classroom.

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The Road to Chlifa: A Novel
Michèle Marineau,Susan Ouriou
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About the author (1995)

Michèle Marineau is the award-winning author of Cassiopée - L'Eté polonais, which earned her the 1988 Governor General's Award. She earned a second Governor General's Award and an International Board on Books for Young People Honour Citation for her novel La Route de Chlifa, or The Road to Chlifa. Michèle's books have received numerous awards in Quebec, France and Belgium, and have been translated into several languages. Susan Ouriou is a Calgary-based translator and writer who has translated from both French and Spanish. She has been nominated for two Governor General's Literary Awards for her translations of The Road to Chlifa and Necessary Betrayals.

Bibliographic information

TitleThe Road to Chlifa: A Novel
Northern lights young novels
AuthorMichèle Marineau
Translated bySusan Ouriou
Editionreprint
PublisherRed Deer College Press, 1995
ISBN0889951292, 9780889951297
Length142 pages
Subjects ›  › 

Fiction / Coming of Age
Juvenile Fiction / Boys & Men
Juvenile Fiction / Social Themes / Emigration & Immigration
  
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