An Excerpt from Guyana by Élise Turcotte, translated by Rhonda Mullins
BITSblog Biblioasis International Translation Series Coach House Books Élise Turcotte French Literature in Translation Guyana Quebec Literature Rhonda MullinsI needed to save my energy for the after-dinner chess game, but I couldn’t get Kimi’s smiling face out of my mind. I poured myself a drink, hiding it from Philippe’s view. If I could have, I would have locked myself in the bathroom to drink it. Having a glass of wine, then two, and then three… I had come to the conclusion that children see this as an act of weakness. The simple truth is that I have a witness to everything I do. Sometimes I resent Philippe for it.
