Dany Laferrière is known for writing novels that tend to be autobiographical or at least autofictional. He talks about his immigration to Montreal from Port-au-Prince and his early days as a writer in his 1985 debut, Comment faire l’amour avec un nègre sans se fatiguer (later published in English as How to Make Love to a Negro Without Getting Tired…
Catherine Khordoc
Catherine Khordoc teaches Québécois literature at Carleton University. Her translation of Mélikah Abdelmoumen’s Baldwin, Styron, and Me was a finalist for the 2025 Governor General’s Literary Awards.
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Nationalism is having a moment — at least in Canada. As I write this from my home in Ottawa, a reinvigorated pride in this country is palpable. People who were not feeling especially celebratory in recent years are eager to make it clear that we are a sovereign, independent country. There’s no talk of a fifty-first state in these…