{"product_id":"fauna-9781552454169","title":"Fauna","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eIn a near-future world ravaged by climate change, who will win in the struggle between humanity and nature?\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eA thick fog rolls in over Shivering Heights. The river overflows, the sky is streaked with toxic green, parasites proliferate in torrential rains and once safely classified species - humans included - are evolving and behaving in unprecedented ways. Against this poetically hostile backdrop, a biologist, Laura, fights to understand the nature and scope of the changes transforming her own body and the world around her.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eTen lush and bracing linked climate fictions depict a world gorgeous and terrifying in its likeness to our own.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eFauna\u003c\/i\u003e, Christiane Vadnais's first work of fiction, won the Horizons Imaginaires speculative fiction award, the City of Quebec book award, and was named one of 2018's best books by Radio-Canada.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eVadnais, Christiane:\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e - \u003cp\u003eChristiane Vadnais holds an MFA in creative writing, and has long been active as an events programmer and project manager in Quebec's literary community. Radio-Canada named her a 'Young Author to Watch' for 2020. \u003ci\u003eFauna\u003c\/i\u003e is her first work of fiction. She lives in Quebec City.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eStrauss, Pablo:\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e - \u003cp\u003ePablo Strauss's previous translations for Coach House Books are \u003ci\u003eThe Country Will Bring Us No Peace\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eThe Supreme Orchestra\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eBaloney\u003c\/i\u003e. He is a two-time finalist for the Governor General's Literary Award for translation, for Synapses (2019) and \u003ci\u003eThe Longest Year\u003c\/i\u003e (2017). Pablo grew up in Victoria, B.C., and has lived in Quebec City for fifteen years.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Coach House Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50478263468306,"sku":"9781552454169","price":11.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_a90af441-b507-4a84-ba2b-ca1cbd63494c.jpg?v=1730293125","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/fauna-9781552454169","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}