![]() ![]() When Raymond Dossougbé moves from Benin to Toronto, he is immediately charmed by the city. But he quickly realizes that although his roommates look like him, they can't relate. Raymond sees them as mentally shackled, stuck in the past and unable and unwilling to adapt. As he finds his bearings in this new world of poverty, extreme wealth and police brutality, Raymond gains a better understanding of himself and those around him. ![]() Toronto, I Love You won the Prix Trillium when it was first published in 2000.ĭidier Leclair is a Francophone fiction writer, based in Toronto. His work includes This Country of Mine, which was a finalist for the 2019 Toronto Book Awards, and Ce pays qui est le mien, which was shortlisted for the 2004 Governor General's Award for French-language fiction.Įlaine Kennedy is a translator and editor, who focuses on literary translation. She has translated short stories, memoirs and essays.
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