Paper Houses

Author: Fortier, Dominique

Modern & contemporary fiction (post c 1945)

Published on 12 December 2019 by Coach House Books in Canada.

Paperback | 192 pages
127 x 203 x 19 | 226g

Emily Dickinson is as famous for being a recluse as she is for her poetry. In this stunning novel, we see her struggling to reconcile spirit and flesh, preferring letters and reflecting that the only way to have books and life is to live through one’s own writing. Dominique Fortier brings Dickinson vividly to life, as if reanimating a flower that had been pressed in a book, through her reflections on language and what it feels like to be home.