{"product_id":"may-our-joy-endure-9781771966207","title":"May Our Joy Endure","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eA \u003cem\u003eWalrus \u003c\/em\u003eBest Book of Fall 2024 - A \u003cem\u003eGlobe\u003c\/em\u003e 100 Best Book of 2024 \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e- A CBC Best Fiction Book of the Year \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e- Winner of the 2023 Prix M?dicis, Prix D?cembre, and Prix Ringuet\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eC?line Wachowski, internationally renowned architect and accidental digital-culture icon, unveils her plans for the Webuy Complex, her first megaproject in Montreal, her hometown. But instead of the triumph she anticipates in finally bringing her reputation to bear in her own city, the project is excoriated by critics, who accuse her of callously destroying the social fabric of neighborhoods, ushering in a new era of gentrification, and many even deadlier sins. When she is deposed as CEO of her firm, C?line must make sense of the charges against herself and the people in her elite circle. For the first time in danger of losing their footing, what fictions must they tell themselves to justify their privilege and maintain their position in the world that they themselves have built?\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eMoving fluidly between C?line's perspective and the perspectives of her critics, and revealing both the ruthlessness of her methods and the brilliance of her aesthetic vision, \u003cem\u003eMay Our Joy Endure\u003c\/em\u003e is a shrewd examination of the microcosm of the ultra-privileged and a dazzling social novel that depicts with razor-sharp acuity the terrible beauty of wealth, influence, and art.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eBorn in 1992, \u003cstrong\u003eKevin Lambert\u003c\/strong\u003e grew up in Chicoutimi, Quebec. \u003cem\u003eMay Our Joy Endure\u003c\/em\u003e won the Prix M?dicis, Prix D?cembre, and Prix Ringuet, and was a finalist for the Prix Goncourt. Their second novel, \u003cem\u003eQuerelle de Roberval\u003c\/em\u003e, was acclaimed in Quebec, where it was nominated for four literary prizes; in France, where it was a finalist for the Prix M?dicis and Prix Le Monde and won the Prix Sade; and Canada, where it was shortlisted for the Atwood Gibson Writers' Trust Fiction Prize. Their first novel, \u003cem\u003eYou Will Love What You Have Killed\u003c\/em\u003e, also widely acclaimed, won a prize for the best novel from the Saguenay region and was a finalist for Quebec's Booksellers' Prize. Lambert lives in Montreal.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eDonald Winkler\u003c\/b\u003e is a translator of fiction, non-fiction, and poetry. He is a three-time winner of the Governor General's Literary Award for French-to-English translation. He lives in Montreal.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Biblioasis","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50896086794514,"sku":"9781771966207","price":13.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_99f231a3-24de-44a7-bea4-97152f9ea7b8.jpg?v=1738281066","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/may-our-joy-endure-9781771966207","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}