Fault Lines by Nancy Huston (Book Analysis): Detailed Summary, Analysis and Reading Guide
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This engaging summary presents an analysis of Fault Lines by Nancy Huston, a fascinating story of childhood in a family spanning four generations, as the reader gradually traces their origins and eventually finds the starting point of the “fault lines” that have torn apart their family and culminate in Sol, their youngest and most violent member. Originally written in French and translated by the author herself into English, this novel has won multiple awards, including the coveted Prix Goncourt. Nancy Huston is the successful writer of many works of fiction and non-fiction, and has been awarded two honorary doctorates for her contributions to literature, history and translation.
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Fault Lines by Nancy Huston (Book Analysis) - Bright Summaries
French Canadian writer
Born in Calgary (Canada) in 1953
Notable works:
Plainsong (1993), novel
The Mark of the Angel (1998), novel
Fault Lines (2007), novel
Nancy Huston was born in 1953 in Calgary, Canada. She is now living in Paris with her husband, the linguist and sociologist Tzvetan Todorov. An activist for women’s rights, novelist, essayist and musician, Nancy Huston has written more than a dozen books that have earned her many awards. She frequently explores the themes of lines of descent, family and historical heritage (Slow Emergencies, Prodigy: A Novella, The Mark of the Angel). Music is also a powerful source of inspiration for her, (The Goldberg Variations, Plainsong). The novelist also has an original writing technique, consisting of writing nearly all her works in French to then self-translate into English, although not all her works, particularly her essays, have English translations.
Childhood across four generations
Genre: novel
Reference edition: Huston, N. (2007) Fault Lines. Toronto: McArthur.
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