Call Me Mimi
$24.80
- Paperback
184 pages
- Release Date
15 May 2011
Summary
Mimi loves flowers, crystal chandeliers, kittens, Celine Dion’s voice, the color pink, swaths of satin, the Queen of England, and chocolate. Far, far too much chocolate. She craves beauty and her own overweight self is emphatically not beautiful, at least in her own eyes. And despite her size, she doesn’t feel whole because all she knows about her father is that he was a sperm bank donor seventeen years before. Mimi is a fractured soul.Although she knows it could be disastrous, she is drawn t…
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9780887768231 |
|---|---|
| ISBN-10: | 0887768237 |
| Author: | Francis Chalifour |
| Publisher: | Tundra Books |
| Imprint: | Tundra Books |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Number of Pages: | 184 |
| Release Date: | 15 May 2011 |
| Weight: | 204g |
| Dimensions: | 193mm x 134mm x 12mm |
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Praise for After:
“A compelling, beautifully-written account of a family touched by
a father’s suicide. In the character Francis, we have a voice that is candid, honest, funny and heartbreaking.”
— Governor General’s Award Jury
“Chalifour’s prose gives … a full and nuanced picture of grief in all its manifestations….” — The Globe and Mail
About The Author
Francis Chalifour
Francis Chalifour was born and raised in Quebec and now lives in Toronto, where he teaches grades seven and eight. He has a Master’s degree in Education, specializing in the influence of the mourning process on children’s learning. Chalifour has been writing for most of his life. His first published work was the French novel Zoom Papaye. His first novel in English was After, which was shortlisted for a Governor General’s award. He has contributed articles to The Walrus, Maclean’s, Le Devoir, La Presse, and Professionally Speaking. Chalifour has also hosted a radio program and worked for TFO/TVO.
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