{"product_id":"translated-fiction-book-club-17-12-horsefly-by-mireille-gagne","title":"Translated Fiction Book Club: 17\/12 Horsefly by Mireille Gagné","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eJoin us for an exciting evening to discuss translated literature. Whether you're a fan of literary fiction or just looking to try something new, this book club hopes to achieve just that. \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003eIn December, we'll be discussing the acclaimed Québécois dystopian historical fiction novel, \u003cem\u003eHorsefly\u003c\/em\u003e by Mireille Gagné, translated from Québécois French by Pablo Strauss.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eDate:\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003eThursday 17th of December\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eVenue: \u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003eBookmarked, 47 Henleaze Road, BS9 4JU\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eTime: \u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003eDoors at 18:30. Discussion at 18:45. Finish at 19:45.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eTickets: \u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003eAttendance for the book club is free, but if you could register your place through the website, it helps us to gauge numbers. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIf you would like to buy a copy of the book, you can order it through us via hello@bookmarkedbristol.com\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAll you have to do is read the book and show up on the night. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eABOUT THE BOOK\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cspan style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eHorsefly\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"ncp-title-synopsis\"\u003eTheodore's world is shrinking. He cares for his grandfather, Émeril, whose dementia is increasingly tethered to a cryptic wartime past. Outside, a record-breaking heatwave has turned Quebec into a pressure cooker of domestic rage and inexplicable public violence.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"ncp-title-synopsis\"\u003eIn the shadow of this heat dome, the horseflies have arrived: large, predatory, and unnervingly persistent. To understand the infection taking hold of the province, Theodore must accompany Émeril back to Grosse Île, a secret military base where, in 1942, a young entomologist was conscripted to develop the perfect biological carrier.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"ncp-title-synopsis\"\u003eMoving between the experimental horrors of the 1940s and a contemporary climate in crisis, Mireille Gagné's novel is a visceral exploration of the predatory relationship between human violence and the natural world.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"ncp-title-endorsements\"\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"ncp-title-endorsement\"\u003e\u003cem\u003e\"Inspired by historical facts, Mireille Gagné's new novel, Horsefly, at times takes on the appearance of a waking nightmare. Terribly disturbing, but furiously captivating.\" - La Presse\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"ncp-title-award\"\u003e\u003cem\u003eLonglisted for Prix littéraire France–Québec 2025\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"\u003e\u003cem style=\"font-family: -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, 'San Francisco', 'Segoe UI', Roboto, 'Helvetica Neue', sans-serif; font-size: 0.875rem;\"\u003eABOUT THE PUBLISHER\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eNew Cross Press \u003c\/strong\u003eare a new independent publisher seeking to \u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003epublish fiction that engages with the world around us, both in translation and in English. Based in South East London, they look to publish literature that is intellectually curious, aesthetically daring, and emotionally resonant.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003ehttps:\/\/newcrosspress.com\/\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Max Minerva's Marvellous Books","offers":[{"title":"Ticket only \/ General admission","offer_id":62506821222787,"sku":null,"price":0.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true},{"title":"Ticket with Horsefly \/ Ticket with book","offer_id":62506821255555,"sku":null,"price":12.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0014\/7570\/6953\/files\/TranslatedfictionIcon.png?v=1788259692","url":"https:\/\/maxminervas.co.uk\/products\/translated-fiction-book-club-17-12-horsefly-by-mireille-gagne","provider":"Max Minerva's Marvellous Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}