The falling shadows
What would our life be like without energy sources allowing society to function normally? Christian Guay-Poliquin takes us to this parallel universe where life in society is disrupted by a generalized blackout. In this world without the rule of law where it’s every man for himself, we follow a man who has gone to the forest to join his extended family in a hunting camp where everyone lives in autarky. Along the way, he takes under his wing a lonely and mysterious 12-year-old child. The skillful pen of Christian Guay-Poliquin makes us reflect on our relationship to nature, to family and to our life choices (which become clearer in the context of survival). On what really matters, what.
The falling shadows
Christian Guay Poliquin
344 pages
The People
À boutte: an exploration of our ordinary fatigue
At first glance, this may seem like a light subject, something anecdotal. But Véronique Grenier makes fatigue a subject of society, universal, even political. We are not talking here about the fatigue linked to the disease, but about the physical and mental fatigue that a very large number of people feel on a daily basis. A fatigue, let’s say it, amplified with the pandemic which has forced us to question certain lifestyle choices that may contribute to this state of generalized fatigue. Fatigue of parents, fatigue of activists who work for a better society, fatigue in the face of the mad race of the world, fatigue of being oneself too. A caring book that addresses important issues.
À boutte: an exploration of our ordinary fatigue
Veronique Grenier
Workshop 10
82 pages
Chronicle of an ecocide – The erasure of the caribou of Val-d’Or
In 1984, 50 caribou were living in the wild south of Val-d’Or. Only nine remain today, locked in an enclosure. Failing to be able to tell their own decline, these caribou can count on Henri Jacob. For 40 years, the self-taught ecologist fought for the preservation of the Val-d’Or herd. As the story unfolds, we see how justified his fears, though largely ignored, were. Under the black humor of Mr. Jacob, the “top dysfunctionals” and the “Minister of Forests and irresponsible for wildlife” take it for their cold. A subjective and militant story, but essential.
Chronicle of an ecocide – The erasure of the caribou of Val-d’Or
Henry Jacob
Editions The Free Spirit
138 pages