by Jane Urquhart, Werner Richter · Btb Bei Goldmann · tapa blanda · ISBN 9783442720903
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«Fort» is the historical novel by Jane Urquhart, published by Btb Bei Goldmann in paperback (412 pages, in German).
The novel follows an Irish family emigrating to Canada fleeing the famine of the 1840s. The story spans the transatlantic crossing, the quarantine at Grosse Isle, and the harsh settlement on the Canadian Shield, reaching into Confederation-era Canada and the present. A work that intertwines the personal and the political while exploring the bonds that sustain the characters in a foreign land.
Recommended for readers of literary fiction and historical novels interested in Irish emigration to Canada and in Jane Urquhart's narrative.
Jane Urquhart is a Canadian novelist and poet. She is the internationally acclaimed author of seven award-winning novels, three books of poetry, and numerous short stories.
