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Genni Gunn

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Author of six works of fiction (3 novels and 3 short story collections), 1 book of creative nonfiction, 2 books of poetry, 3 collections of poetry translated from Italian, and an opera libretto -- the opera (music by John Oliver) was produced by Chants Libres in Montreal, 2007.

Her work has been translated into Italian, Dutch and Chinese. Her novel Tracing Iris was made into a film The Riverbank. Her last novel, Solitaria was longlisted for the Giller prize and published in Dutch and Italian. Her newest book, Permanent Tourists a collection of short stories, came out in October 2020.

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Solitaria

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Tracing Iris

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Hungers

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Permanent Tourists

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On the Road

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Mating in Captivity

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Wole Soyinka
“The greatest threat to freedom is the absence of criticism.”
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Hermann Hesse
“O how incomprehensible everything was, and actually sad, although it was also beautiful. One knew nothing. One lived and ran about the earth and rode through forests, and certain things looked so challenging and promising and nostalgic: a star in the evening, a blue harebell, a reed-green pond, the eye of a person or a cow. And sometimes it seemed that something never seen yet long desired was about to happen, that a veil would drop from it all, but then it passed, nothing happened, the riddle remained unsolved, the secret spell unbroken, and in the end one grew old and looked cunning . . . or wise . . . and still one knew nothing perhaps, was still waiting and listening.”
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Genni Gunn Ananda wrote: "Hey Ginni. Thanks a lot for accepting my friend request. Can't wait to read your books..Solitaria seems like the perfect read for me..(I like mystery) and I love the title. Hugs :)"

Hope you enjoy it!


message 1: by Ana

Ana Hey Ginni. Thanks a lot for accepting my friend request. Can't wait to read your books..Solitaria seems like the perfect read for me..(I like mystery) and I love the title. Hugs :)


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