{"version":"1.0","type":"rich","provider_name":"Acast","provider_url":"https://acast.com","height":250,"width":700,"html":"<iframe src=\"https://embed.acast.com/$/6086d520cfb9e813fa7a63a9/672599a688da449c96ae4a3e?\" frameBorder=\"0\" width=\"700\" height=\"250\"></iframe>","title":"Haunted by a Colonial Past - Michel Jean's Qimmik","thumbnail_width":200,"thumbnail_height":200,"thumbnail_url":"https://open-images.acast.com/shows/6086d520cfb9e813fa7a63a9/1734310899890-90c959aa-603d-4f4c-916c-88c919ebeded.jpeg?height=200","description":"<p>A bilingual episode/un épisode bilingue. Linda opens with her delight about having won the <a href=\"https://podnews.net/press-release/women-in-podcasting-awards\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Women in Podcasting Awards in Education</a> - she effusively thanks her listeners!</p><p>e</p><p>What kinds of books haunt us and why? In this episode, Linda considers <a href=\"https://www.penguinrandomhouse.ca/books/156126/monkey-beach-by-eden-robinson/9780676973228\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Eden Robinson's <em>Monkey Beach </em></a>and <a href=\"https://www.harpercollins.ca/9781443465489/bad-cree/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Jessica Johns' <em>Bad Cree</em></a>, but ultimately picks a book that thoroughly haunted her - <a href=\"https://editionslibreexpression.groupelivre.com/products/qimmik?variant=44016768123137\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Michel Jean's Qimmik (published by Libre Expression, not yet translated into English</a>). Author of <a href=\"https://houseofanansi.com/products/kukum?srsltid=AfmBOorAO5IsS5v6WngIUam-ObWvUGpQQ574PSzukhrSIDBuooK5Bhhr\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\"><em>Kukum </em>(House of Anansi) </a>and editor of <a href=\"https://mtlreviewofbooks.ca/reviews/amun/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\"><em>Amun:A Gathering of Indigenous Voices</em></a>, Jean addresses one of the legacies of a colonial past not frequently addressed. Set in Nunavik, the novel traverses two time periods--that are connected in ways that are completely unexpected and deeply moving.</p><p><br></p><p>Quels types de livres nous hantent et pourquoi ? Dans cet épisode, Linda choisit un livre qui l'a profondément hantée : <a href=\"https://editionslibreexpression.groupelivre.com/products/qimmik?variant=44016768123137\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Qimmik de Michel Jean (publié par Libre Expression, pas encore traduit en anglais</a>). Auteur de <a href=\"https://houseofanansi.com/products/kukum?srsltid=AfmBOorAO5IsS5v6WngIUam-ObWvUGpQQ574PSzukhrSIDBuooK5Bhhr\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\"><em>Kukum </em>(House of Anansi) </a>et rédacteur en chef d'<a href=\"https://mtlreviewofbooks.ca/reviews/amun/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\"><em>Amun:A Gathering of Indigenous Voices</em></a>, Michel Jean aborde l'un des héritages d'un passé colonial qui n'est pas souvent traité. Situé au Nunavik, le roman traverse deux périodes qui sont reliées de façon tout à fait inattendue et profondément émouvante.</p>","author_name":"Linda Morra"}