ISBN:
9781772014457
Pages: 95 pp
Pub. Date:
October 28 2022
Dimensions: 8.5" x 5.5" x 0.75"
Rights: Available: WORLD
Categories
Non-Fiction / SOC012000
- DRAMA / LGBTQ+
- DRAMA / Canadian
- SOCIAL SCIENCE / LGBTQ+ Studies / Gay Studies
Consumed by fantasies of opulent fabrics and women’s high fashion, a young man desperately tries to restore his mother’s tarnished reputation. Channeling Yves Saint Laurent, his idol and muse, Hugo sets out to right the widespread rumours about his mother, Béatrice, by designing the perfect outfit for her court appearance. Through the story of Hugo and his mother, Michel Marc Bouchard explores the root of artistic creation and explores whether art can be a source of consolation.
"Confirms Michel Marc Bouchard as one of Quebec’s most fearless and poetic storytellers … Kisses Deep stitches together the raw complexities of family, ambition, identity, and the desperate human desire to be seen and heard … Linda Gaboriau’s exquisite English translation preserves every rhythmic pulse and lyrical nuance of Bouchard’s original text, offering audiences a version that feels both faithful and fiercely alive." —Mountain Lake PBS
By Michel Marc Bouchard
Quebec playwright Michel Marc Bouchard emerged on the professional theatre scene in 1985. Since then he has written twenty-five plays and has been the recipient of numerous awards, including, in June 2012, the prestigious National Order of Quebec for his contribution to Quebec culture, and, in 2005, the Order of Canada. He has also received le Prix Littéraire du Journal de Montréal, Prix du Cercle des critiques de l’Outaouais, the Governor General’s Performing Arts Award, the Dora Mavor Moore Award, and the Chalmers Award for Outstanding New Play. Translated into nine languages, Bouchard’s bold, visionary works have represented Canada at major festivals around the world.
photo: Julie Perreault
Translated by Linda Gaboriau
Linda Gaboriau is an award-winning literary translator based in Montréal.
