Nadia Bozak Reading
Acclaimed author Nadia Bozak will be reading from her novel El Ni帽辞 at the 91亚色 English Department檚 Visiting Authors Series on November 5th at 8 pm at the Suncor Centre (music building).
ABOUT THE AUTHOR: Nadia Bozak is the author of the novels Orphan Love and El Ni帽辞 the first two parts of her Border Trilogy and the short story collection Thirteen Shells, forthcoming 2016. Bozak檚 stories have appeared in Walrus, Joyland, and Prairie Fire. In addition to being a novelist and short-story writer, Bozak teaches Creative Writing and Comparative Literature at Carleton University in Ottawa.
El Ni帽辞 tracks the survival of one woman and a young, undocumented migrant as they journey through the no-man檚-land of a remote southwestern desert on the border of Mexico. Honey hasn檛 seen her mother, Marianne, in more than two years. She drives deep into the once-prosperous border region of the Oro Desert for a surprise visit, only to discover that Marianne has vanished. Alone in an unforgiving environment populated with hostile locals, she meets Ch谩vez, a young 渃oyote or human trafficker, who convinces Honey he knows her mother檚 whereabouts and agrees to take her there for a price.
Praise for El Ni帽辞
Now Magazine has said of Bozak檚 novel: El Ni帽辞 has got a ton of suspenseozak檚 images of the desert are vivid, and her evocation of the life of the desperadoes is achingly effective.
The Globe and Mail has said: 淲hen El Ni帽辞 comes together, both on the page and within the reader, the effect is both shocking and powerful, a testimony to Bozak檚 skills and daring as a writer.
Please join us in welcoming author Nadia Bozak!