Book
October 1970 : a novel
Record details
- ISBN: 9781770891036 (pbk.)
- ISBN: 177089103X (pbk.)
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Physical Description:
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613 pages : 23 cm. - Publisher: Toronto : Arachnide, House of Anansi Press Inc., 2013.
Content descriptions
| General Note: | Translated from the French. "First published as La constellation du lynx in 2010 by Les Éditions du Boréal."--Title page verso. |
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| Genre: | Canadian fiction. French-Canadian fiction. |
Available copies
- 5 of 5 copies available at BC Interlibrary Connect. (Show)
- 1 of 1 copy available at Creston Public Library.
Holds
- 0 current holds with 5 total copies.
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| Location | Call Number / Copy Notes | Barcode | Shelving Location | Holdable? | Status | Due Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Creston Public Library | FIC HAM (Text)
Acquisition Type: New |
35140001080368 | Fiction | Volume hold | Available | - |
Summary:
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Thirty years after the October Crisis, Sam Nihilo, a freelance writer whose career is in a slump, is drawn to the conspiracy theories that have proliferated in the wake of the events. While investigating the death of one of the FLQ hostages, Nihilo sees his life consumed by an inquiry that leads him further into a flurry of facts, both known and newly discovered. Soon, secret agents, corrupt police officers, politicians, and former terrorists of the Front de Liberation du Quebec form a mysterious constellation around him, and at the centre lies a complicated and dangerous truth.
Thirty years after the October Crisis, Sam Nihilo, a freelance writer whose career is in a slump, is drawn to the conspiracy theories that have proliferated in the wake of the events. While investigating the death of one of the FLQ hostages, Nihilo sees his life consumed by an inquiry that leads him further into a flurry of facts, both known and newly discovered. Soon, secret agents, corrupt police officers, politicians, and former terrorists of the Front de Liberation du Quebec form a mysterious constellation around him, and at the centre lies a complicated and dangerous truth.
