Fragments of Place

The goal is not to stay alive, but to stay human. —George Orwell, 1984 These stories draw us into the intimacy of what makes us human. Some are marked by war, social instability, totalitarianism, while others are peaceful and reassuring, but each emphasizes that great social movements call out for improvements to the common good.Fragments of Place asks all of us to be aware of the new pages of global history as they are written.

Aude is most noted for her 1997 short story collection Cet imperceptible mouvement, which won the Governor General’s Award for French-language fiction. Aude’s collections include Human and The Whole Man. (Aude is the pen name of Charlotte Charbonneau-Tisso; she died in 2012.) David Homel is a writer, journalist, filmmaker, and translator. He is the author of five previous novels, includingThe Speaking Cure, which won the J.I. Segal Award of the Jewish Public Library and the Hugh MacLennan Prize for Best Fiction from the Quebec Writers’ Federation.