Book Launch: H. Nigel Thomas, In Conversation with Nalini Mohabir
Schedule
Thu, 30 Jan, 2025 at 07:00 pm
UTC-05:00Location
1841-A rue Sainte. Catherine Ouest, Montreal, QC, Canada, Quebec H3H 1M2 | Montreal, QC
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Join us for the launch of H. Nigel Thomas' new book, A Different Hurricane. The author will be reading, conversing with Nalini Mohabir about his work, and signing books (available for sale at the event). This event is free, but space is limited, so please RSVP on TicketSource.ABOUT THE BOOK
Two gay men with a lifetime of secrets face their insular, homophobic island's rancour.
Growing up in neighbouring villages on the tiny island nation of St Vincent, teenage best friends Gordon and Allen are secret lovers until they are forced apart their community's traditional expectations and their fear of how others will react. They each complete their university studies abroad, encountering worlds where there is less hostility toward LGBTQ+ people. Tempted to stay, both men ultimately return home, hiding who they are.
Their secret lives come at the expense of others, and Gordon's wife, Maureen, is the first to be irreparably harmed. She has confided her secrets to an accusatory journal, and it is now up to Gordon to keep it from the local media and the unforgiving eyes of the authorities. If the truth is revealed, he and Allan will be the next victims.
ABOUT THE AUTHORS
H. Nigel Thomas is a retired professor of U. S. literature and the author of dozens of essays and thirteen books. His novels Spirits in the Dark (1993) and No Safeguards (2015) were shortlisted for the Hugh MacLennan Fiction Award. The French translation of Lives: Whole and Otherwise—Des vies cassées—was a finalist for the Carbet des lycéens Award. He is the founder and English-language coordinator of Lectures Logos Readings and the editor of Kola Magazine. He is the recipient of many awards, the latest being the 2022 Canada Council John Molson Prize for the Arts.
Nalini Mohabir is an Associate Professor in Geography, Planning, and Environment at Concordia University, Montreal. She is co-editor (with Ronald Cummings) of The Fire That Time: Transnational Black Radicalism and the Sir George Williams Occupation (2021). Her research focuses on the Caribbean and its diaspora.
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1841-A rue Sainte. Catherine Ouest, Montreal, QC, Canada, Quebec H3H 1M2Event Location & Nearby Stays:
