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    ISBN: 9781772012231 | Paperback

    128 pages | Pub. Date: 20190219
    5 W × 8 H × 1 D inches
    Backlist | Fiction | Bisac: FIC019000
    Rights: WORLD

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Synapses depicts a vast society of differing psyches, all unique, idiosyncratic, and interconnected. Simon Brousseau’s beautifully crafted literary snapshots, each written in a single, stylistically accomplished sentence and featuring a different character, will linger with readers.

Synapses will integrate into your own neural pathways, inviting you to join the network of humanity the book creates.

Short-listed 2019 Governor General's Award for Translation

"By situating the reader in a multitude of perspectives, [Brousseau] pushes the limits of human empathy in ways that a traditional novel cannot"
Montréal Review of Books

By Simon Brousseau

Simon Brousseau was born in Québec City in 1985. He lives in Montréal and teaches literature at Collège Jean-de-Brébeuf. Synapses was a finalist for the 2016 Grand Prix de la ville de Montréal.

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Translated by Pablo Strauss

Pablo Strauss was born in Williams Lake, grew up in Victoria, and has lived in Québec City for over a decade. He has translated several works of Québec fiction and published shorter translations and reviews in Granta, Geist, and The Montreal Review of Books.

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