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The Fate of Bonte III
Alain Poissant
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Paperback. Bonte III was five years old. A cow at that age is at her prime. Prime is an accounting term. A dairy farm is a business and must be managed as such. From this perspective, Bonte III's days were numbered. Numbered is not an empty word. She had been a good representative of her breed. A cow, after all, has no need to try to be a cow. Series: Literary Translation. Num Pages: 100 pages. BIC Classification: FA; FYT. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 203 x 127. .
Bonte III was five years old. A cow at that age is at her prime. Prime is an accounting term. A dairy farm is a business and must be managed as such. From this perspective, Bonte III's days were numbered. Numbered is not an empty word. She had been a good representative of her breed. A cow, after all, has no need to try to be a cow. Her life is that of a cow: a predetermined cycle that is easily reflected on a balance sheet. She eats. She drinks. She ruminates. She urinates. She defecates. All this has a ... Read more
Bonte III was five years old. A cow at that age is at her prime. Prime is an accounting term. A dairy farm is a business and must be managed as such. From this perspective, Bonte III's days were numbered. Numbered is not an empty word. She had been a good representative of her breed. A cow, after all, has no need to try to be a cow. Her life is that of a cow: a predetermined cycle that is easily reflected on a balance sheet. She eats. She drinks. She ruminates. She urinates. She defecates. All this has a ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
University of Ottawa Press Canada
Number of pages
100
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Series
Literary Translation
Condition
New
Weight
111g
Number of Pages
92
Place of Publication
Ottawa, Canada
ISBN
9780776622859
SKU
V9780776622859
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About Alain Poissant
Alain Poissant was born in Napierville and was raised on a farm. He is the author of Dehors les enfants, Vendredi-Friday and Carnaval. In 2005, he won the Radio-Canada literary award for his story: Un ciel bleu rose. Le Sort de Bonte III was published in 2013.
Reviews for The Fate of Bonte III
This original novel, brimming with unspoken truths and written with great finesse and poetry, wins one's heart.
Alexandra Mignault Rue des Libraires "What a beautiful story-not at all conventional! And especially, what writing!" ELLE Quebec "This is the story of a couple... but of a couple in the making. Two lonely souls, back of beyond: a young farmer, enamoured ... Read more
Alexandra Mignault Rue des Libraires "What a beautiful story-not at all conventional! And especially, what writing!" ELLE Quebec "This is the story of a couple... but of a couple in the making. Two lonely souls, back of beyond: a young farmer, enamoured ... Read more