Black Alley - (Biblioasis International Translation) by Mauricio Segura (Paperback)

About the Book

Two gang leaders must decide whether they will be united by their childhood friendship or divided by race.

Book Synopsis

In the Cote-des-Neiges region of Montreal, the first stop for many new immigrants, live people of more than 100 nationalities. Two recent arrivals, Marcelo, the sensitive son of Chilean refugees, and Cleo, a shy boy from Haiti, must choose as adults whether to be united by childhood friendship, or divided by race. A seminal statement about multicultural societies. Translated from the French.

Review Quotes

"Black Alley is a distinctly refreshing reading experience."--Quill & Quire

"Segura's greatest strength as a novelist lies in his tightly focused narration"--Words Without Borders

"Segura has brilliantly juxtaposed innocence with violence in order to heighten the tragedy of his story, and the result is devastating."--Montreal Review of Books

"Segura's style adds freshness and immediacy"--Rover

"a well written, well wrought tale that grabs your attention and does not let go"--Argo Bookshop

About the Author

Mauricio Segura: Mauricio Segura was born in Temuco, Chile in 1969 and immigrated to Quebec with his parents as a child. He studied economics at the Universite de Montreal and French literature at McGill University. The author of two novels and a book about French perceptions of Latin America, Segura lives in Montreal, where he is well known as a journalist and commentator on immigrant issues.

Dawn M. Cornelio: Dawn M. Cornelio is Associate Professor of French at the University of Guelph, Ontario. She has published numerous articles on contemporary French fiction and literary translation, and has translated Jean-Michel Maulpoix's poetry collection A Matter of Blue and Rafaele Germain's novels Gin & Tonic & Cucumbers and Pink Bra & Black Jacket.