Watch: Author Samuel Archibald reads from Arvida
The book won several Francophone literary prizes and became a best seller here in Quebec.
Winner to be announced at a gala ceremony next Tuesday in Toronto
In 2011, Montreal writer Samuel Archibald published a collection of short stories called Arvida.
The book won several Francophone literary prizes and became a bestseller here in Quebec.
Now the collection is translated into English by Donald Winkler and short-listed for Canada's top literary prize: The 2015 Scotia bank Giller Prize.
- Samuel Archibald on what it takes to be a writer
- More on Arvida
- For more Cinq à six stories go here
The winner will be announced at a gala ceremony next Tuesday in Toronto and broadcast live on CBC Television.
Here is a rare clip of Samuel Archibald reading from the English translation of Arvida.