# Haunted by a Colonial Past - Michel Jean's Qimmik

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Podcast: [Getting Lit with Linda - The Canadian Literature Podcast](https://stenobird.com/podcast/getting-lit-with-linda-the-canadian-literature-podcast-381592)
Published: 2024-11-02T03:16:54+00:00
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A bilingual episode/un épisode bilingue. Linda opens with her delight about having won the Women in Podcasting Awards in Education - she effusively thanks her listeners! e What kinds of books haunt us and why? In this episode, Linda considers Eden Robinson's Monkey Beach and Jessica Johns' Bad Cree , but ultimately picks a book that thoroughly haunted her - Michel Jean's Qimmik (published by Libre Expression, not yet translated into English ). Author of Kukum (House of Anansi) and editor of Amun:A Gathering of Indigenous Voices , 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. Quels types de livres nous hantent et pourquoi ? Dans cet épisode, Linda choisit un livre qui l'a profondément hantée : Qimmik de Michel Jean (publié par Libre Expression, pas encore traduit en anglais ). Auteur de Kukum (House of Anansi) et rédacteur en chef d' Amun:A Gathering of Indigenous Voices , 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. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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