Michel basilieres biography
Michel Basilières is a Canadian writer, best known for his debut novel Black Bird.
Michel Basilières (born in Montreal) is a Canadian writer, best known for his debut novel Black Bird....
Black Bird (Basilières novel)
2003 novel by Michel Basilières
Black Bird is a 2003 novel by Canadian writer Michel Basilières, first published by Knopf Canada.[1][2][3][4][5][6] Set in Montreal during a time that resembles the October Crisis, the novel centres on the Desouche household, where both English and French members live together in squalor.
It was a Globe and Mail Best Book of the Year, and gained praise with critics across Canada.[citation needed]
Plot summary
Grandfather Desouche, a pessimistic old French Montrealer, makes a living by digging bodies out of their graves and selling the embalmed corpses to a doctor who uses them for medical experiments.
When the winter comes, the frozen ground forces Grandfather and Uncle to retire for the season. Grandfather, after his wife's death, has taken to hating his neighbors and indulging in food and drink. Grandfather decides to marry Aline Souri
