First published in Quebec in 1981, Beauchemin's highly acclaimed comic masterpiece of storytelling follows in the tradition of the great novels of the 19th century. When Florent Boissonneault comes to the aid of an accident victim, his life changes forever. One onlooker, the powerful and sinister Egon Ratablavasky, comes to haunt his ambitions and dreams, lurking behind his every opportunity, success, and failure. Finally, obsessed by a need to free himself, Florent discovers how to fight back.
- ISBN10 0948353384
- ISBN13 9780948353383
- Publish Date 20 January 1997 (first published 1 January 1986)
- Publish Status Out of Print
- Out of Print 12 April 2023
- Publish Country GB
- Imprint Oldcastle Books Ltd
- Format Paperback
- Pages 450
- Language English