 | |
  | |
| Searching ... |
| 0 % | ||
Books by Deni Ellis Bechard
  | | Cures for Hunger(Reprint) by Deni Ellis Bechard Paperback, 352 Pages, Published 2017 by Milkweed Editions ISBN-13: 978-1-57131-342-3, ISBN: 1-57131-342-7 "Growing up in British Columbia, Deni Ellis Béchard believes his charismatic father is infallible. Wild, unpredictable, even dangerous, André is worshipped by his son, who believes that his father can do no wrong. But when Deni’s mother leaves his father and decamps with her three children to Virginia, the boy learns of his father’s true identity. André Béchard was once a bank robber―and so Deni’s imagination is set on fire. Boyish rebe ..." |
 | | Into the Sun A Novel by Deni Ellis Bechard Paperback, 456 Pages, Published 2016 by Milkweed Editions ISBN-13: 978-1-57131-114-6, ISBN: 1-57131-114-9 "When a car explodes in a crowded part of Kabul ten years after 9/11, a Japanese-American journalist is shocked to discover that the passengers were acquaintancesthree fellow ex-pats who had formed an unlikely love triangle.Alexandra was a human rights lawyer for imprisoned Afghan women. Justin was a born-again Christian who taught at a local school. Clay was an ex-soldier who worked as a private contractor. The car’s driver, Idris, was ..." |
 | | Of Bonobos and Men A Journey to the Heart of the Congo by Deni Ellis Bechard, Deni Y. Béchard Paperback, 368 Pages, Published 2015 by Milkweed Editions ISBN-13: 978-1-57131-345-4, ISBN: 1-57131-345-1 "Bonobos have captured the public imagination in recent years, due not least to their famously active sex lives. Less well known is the fact that these great apes don’t kill their own kind, and that they share nearly 99% of our DNA. Their approach to building peaceful coalitions and sharing resources has much to teach us, particularly at a time when our violent ways have pushed them to the brink of extinction. Animated by a desire to und ..." |
 | | Vandal Love(1st Edition) A Novel by Deni Yvan Bechard, Deni Ellis Bechard Paperback, 341 Pages, Published 2012 by Milkweed Editions ISBN-13: 978-1-57131-091-0, ISBN: 1-57131-091-6 "An astonishing novel of epic ambition, Vandal Lovewinner of the prestigious Commonwealth Writers’ Prize for best first book in 2007follows generations of a unique French-Canadian family across North America and through the twentieth century.A family cursea genetic trick resulting from centuries of hardshipcauses the Hervé children to be born either giants or runts. Book One follows the giants’ line, exploring Jude Hervé’s career as ..." |
 | | My Favourite Crime Essays and Journalism from Around the World by Deni Ellis Bechard Paperback, 232 Pages, Published 2019 by Talonbooks ISBN-13: 978-1-77201-232-3, ISBN: 1-77201-232-7 "My Favourite Crime is a collection of essays that are at once personal and political. The first section describes the author's tumultuous relationship with his father, exploring his struggle to make sense of his father's criminality as well as his own, and the temptation to lapse back into crime when one has been raised with it. The ways that writing can help us transform our understanding of our family and of ourselves, and give us a n ..." |
 | | Empty Hands, Open Arms The Race to Save Bonobos in the Congo and Make Conservation Go Viral by Deni Ellis Bechard, Deni Y. Bechard, Deni Yvan Béchard, Deni Bã Chard Hardcover, 320 Pages, Published 2013 by Milkweed Editions ISBN-13: 978-1-57131-340-9, ISBN: 1-57131-340-0 "When acclaimed author Deni Bechard first learned of the last living bonobosmatriarchal great apes that are, alongside the chimpanzee, our closest relatives in the animal kingdomhe was completely astonished. How could the world possibly accept the extinction of this majestic species? Bechard discovered one relatively small NGO, the Bonobo Conservation Initiative (BCI), which has done more to save bonobos than many far larger organization ..." |
 | | Into the Sun A Novel by Deni Ellis Bechard 456 Pages, Published 2016 by Milkweed Editions ISBN-13: 978-1-57131-924-1, ISBN: 1-57131-924-7 "Paul thanked Idris for his stories, stepped between him and Holly, and escorted him to the door. When men presented themselves to a woman as protectors, I wondered, did they know they were simply making her more available to their own advances? It was an old simian ruse, yet I suspected few of them saw into the biology behind it. “anks for the stories,” Paul told Idris. “Hoda hafez, mate.” Holly stood on her toes. She waved, but Id ..." |
 | | Empty Hands, Open Arms The Race to Save Bonobos in the Congo and Make Conservation Go Viral by Deni Ellis Bechard 320 Pages, Published 2013 by Milkweed Editions ISBN-13: 978-1-57131-849-7, ISBN: 1-57131-849-6 "A Journey to the Heart of the Congo Deni Béchard ... the Nile, Niger, Zambezi, and Limpopo, all of which carried large quantities of sediment down from areas of the continent that were lifted. But Africa's basins and swells also cause internal drainage. ... But at some point in the last thirty million years, the Congo River cut through the highlands beyond the Pool Malebo and ... Though great apes likely died o elsewhere on the con ..." |
 | | Cures for Hunger by Deni Ellis Bechard, Deni Y. Béchard 320 Pages, Published 2012 by Milkweed Editions ISBN-13: 978-1-57131-862-6, ISBN: 1-57131-862-3 "acknowledgments I would like to thank the following organizations and people for their support over the years: the Anderson Center at Tower View, the MacDowell Colony, the Edward F. Albee Foundation, Ledig House at Omi International Arts Center, the Jentel Artist Residency Program, Canada Council for the Arts, and the Conseil des arts et des lettres du Québec; T. Wilson, Laura Stevenson, J. Birjepatil, Janice Kulyk-Keefer, Judith T ..." |
 | | Vandal Love A Novel by Deni Ellis Bechard, Deni Y. Béchard 352 Pages, Published 2012 by Milkweed Editions ISBN-13: 978-1-57131-838-1, ISBN: 1-57131-838-0 "2006, Text by Deni Y. Béchard All rights reserved. Except for brief quotations in critical articles or reviews, no part of this book may be reproduced in any manner without prior written permission from the publisher: Milkweed Editions, 1011 ..." |
 | | Cures for Hunger(1st Edition) by Deni Y. Bechard, Deni Yvan Béchard, Deni Ellis Béchard, Deni Bã Chard Hardcover, 320 Pages, Published 2012 by Milkweed Editions ISBN-13: 978-1-57131-331-7, ISBN: 1-57131-331-1 "Where did such longings reside in us, passed on through blood or stories? It seemed to me then, hearing his words, that a father s life is a boy s first story. from "Cures for Hunger" At once an extraordinary family story and a highly unconventional portrait of the artist as a young man, "Cures for Hunger" is a singular, deeply affecting memoir, by one of the most acclaimed young writers in the world today. "In "Cures for Hunger," Deni ..." |
 | | White by Bechard Deni Ellis Published 2018 by Talonbooks ISBN-13: 978-1-77201-208-8, ISBN: 1-77201-208-4 |
 | | Remèdes pour la faim by Bechard Deni Yvan, Deni Yvan Béchard, Deni Ellis Béchard Paperback, 580 Pages, Published 2013 by N/A ISBN-13: 978-2-89694-092-9, ISBN: 2-89694-092-8 |
All Authors
All Bindings
All Editions
All Years
All Regions
Deni Ellis Bechard
All Bindings
All Editions
All Years
All Regions