{"product_id":"the-harmattan-winds-9781962770224","title":"The Harmattan Winds","description":"\u003cb\u003e\"A fresh little novel, teeming with life, of uncommon strength.\"\u003ci\u003e - \u003c\/i\u003eGilles Marcotte, \u003ci\u003e L'actualit?\u003c\/i\u003e \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eAn audacious and playful debut novel of adventure, brotherhood, and the search for a homeland -- a contemporary classic of Quebecois literature \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eWritten with uncommon wit, \u003ci\u003eThe Harmattan Winds\u003c\/i\u003e is a feast of wordplay, rife with puns and wonder - perfect for devotees of Ali Smith, classic adventure novels like \u003ci\u003eThe Adventures of Huckleberry, \u003c\/i\u003eand John Knowles's \u003ci\u003eA Separate Peace.\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eHidden in the reeds floating on a pond next to the highway, a woman finds a baby bobbing in a shopping basket. Adopted by the Francoeurs, Hugues remains an outsider in his semi-family. At the same time, Hab?k? is adopted by a Canadian family and brought to Quebec after his own family dies of famine in Ethiopia. On the margins of their small town, the boys become sworn brothers, searching for their roots, desperate to return to exile, to a paradise called Ityopia. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eNarrated by the bold and imaginative voice of Hugues, Sylvain Trudel's prize-winning debut novel is at times serious and at times fantastical. In their child's world, where Hugues and Hab?k? haven't yet learned the prejudices of adults, they embark on adventures, digging holes to China and building fantastical contraptions to take them to far off places, like their hero, explorer Roald Amundsen.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Archipelago Books\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 04\/01\/2025\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781962770224\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 172\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.81lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eReview Citations: \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003ci\u003eForeword\u003c\/i\u003e 02\/17\/2025\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Sylvain Trudel","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":45169490985141,"sku":"9781962770224","price":16.15,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0473\/0804\/6492\/files\/img_0ee90ead-32ea-4d36-aa47-4b7a781f8f2e.jpg?v=1741703304","url":"https:\/\/pastforward.org\/products\/the-harmattan-winds-9781962770224","provider":"Past Forward","version":"1.0","type":"link"}