Description
A small plane was blown up in an act of sabotage several years ago over Northern Quebec, Canada. The incident was quickly analyzed and termed a mechanical failure. The case was closed in a rush.
A young actor from Montreal dies in Afghanistan. Killed by a missile from a drone. His death opens up wounds and discussions that are not in the public domain. These two seemingly disparate events form the backbone of a compelling contemporary "ideas thriller," set in Montreal's Main district and in the blue-green mountains of Kandahar.
Past values, local history, neighborhood myths and intense psychosexual vectors are suddenly on a collision course with the current international context of wars, migration, exile and terror. A soupy, foggy atmosphere hangs low over the district. In the backdrop is the cold case of the airplane sabotage that occurred over a decade ago. Was the plane crash hushed-up? Why? Three friends from Montreal's Plateau and Mile End districts manage to de-freeze the cold case, burn up the fog and hell breaks loose, not only in their personal lives, but in their own affiliations. What does it take to clear the fog of complex emotions, the unresolved local conflicts and the intricate remembrances of various communities in a fabled neighborhood?
About the Author
Rana Bose is an author, playwright, poet, and dramaturge, with over thirty years of involvement in writing, theatre and production work on stage. Fog is Bose's third novel. He has written and staged eleven plays, ten of which have been performed in Montreal, New York, Vancouver, Toronto, Guelph, Chicago and India. He has written over published 100 articles, reviews, short stories and critical essays. His works have been broadcast and reviewed on CBC, as well as in the Montreal Gazette, the Globe and Mail, Montreal Serai and the Ottawa Citizen. He is the founding editor of Montreal Serai. Rana Bose was born and raised in Kolkata (Calcutta), he completed his engineering studies at George Washington University, and has lived in Montreal since the 1970s.
Reviews
A literate mystery/thriller set in Montreal (on "the Main") with side trips to Calcutta and Kandahar, this is a superbly written book about a neighbourhood, friendships, justice and belonging. Highly recommended." -James Fisher, The Miramichi Reader
"Fog is a literary thriller that will keep the reader engrossed from the first page to the last. Characters are engagingly & sensitively drawn." -Richard King, CBC
"... revigorantes the Neo-noir genre for the 21st century. (...) a fresh and thrilling addition." -Stacey Madden, Quill & Quire
"Bose is at his best when he's describing the neighbourhood, the particular way that disparate individuals living in proximity to one another come to form a fragile, almost invisible web of community. The Main of the novel is a lived-in space." -Yutaka Dirks, Montreal Review of Books
Book Information
ISBN 9781771861847
Author Rana Bose
Format Paperback
Page Count 236
Imprint Baraka Books
Publisher Baraka Books
Weight(grams) 290g
A young actor from Montreal dies in Afghanistan. Killed by a missile from a drone. His death opens up wounds and discussions that are not in the public domain. These two seemingly disparate events form the backbone of a compelling contemporary "ideas thriller," set in Montreal's Main district and in the blue-green mountains of Kandahar.
Past values, local history, neighborhood myths and intense psychosexual vectors are suddenly on a collision course with the current international context of wars, migration, exile and terror. A soupy, foggy atmosphere hangs low over the district. In the backdrop is the cold case of the airplane sabotage that occurred over a decade ago. Was the plane crash hushed-up? Why? Three friends from Montreal's Plateau and Mile End districts manage to de-freeze the cold case, burn up the fog and hell breaks loose, not only in their personal lives, but in their own affiliations. What does it take to clear the fog of complex emotions, the unresolved local conflicts and the intricate remembrances of various communities in a fabled neighborhood?
About the Author
Rana Bose is an author, playwright, poet, and dramaturge, with over thirty years of involvement in writing, theatre and production work on stage. Fog is Bose's third novel. He has written and staged eleven plays, ten of which have been performed in Montreal, New York, Vancouver, Toronto, Guelph, Chicago and India. He has written over published 100 articles, reviews, short stories and critical essays. His works have been broadcast and reviewed on CBC, as well as in the Montreal Gazette, the Globe and Mail, Montreal Serai and the Ottawa Citizen. He is the founding editor of Montreal Serai. Rana Bose was born and raised in Kolkata (Calcutta), he completed his engineering studies at George Washington University, and has lived in Montreal since the 1970s.
Reviews
A literate mystery/thriller set in Montreal (on "the Main") with side trips to Calcutta and Kandahar, this is a superbly written book about a neighbourhood, friendships, justice and belonging. Highly recommended." -James Fisher, The Miramichi Reader
"Fog is a literary thriller that will keep the reader engrossed from the first page to the last. Characters are engagingly & sensitively drawn." -Richard King, CBC
"... revigorantes the Neo-noir genre for the 21st century. (...) a fresh and thrilling addition." -Stacey Madden, Quill & Quire
"Bose is at his best when he's describing the neighbourhood, the particular way that disparate individuals living in proximity to one another come to form a fragile, almost invisible web of community. The Main of the novel is a lived-in space." -Yutaka Dirks, Montreal Review of Books
Book Information
ISBN 9781771861847
Author Rana Bose
Format Paperback
Page Count 236
Imprint Baraka Books
Publisher Baraka Books
Weight(grams) 290g
