This Radiant Life
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| Author | Chantal Neveu |
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| Original title | La vie radieuse |
| Translator | Erín Moure |
| Language | English |
| Genre | Poetry |
| Publisher | La Peuplade, Book*hug |
Publication date | October 3, 2016 |
| Publication place | Canada |
Published in English | November 19, 2020 |
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| Award | Governor General’s Literary Award |
| ISBN | 9781771666336 |
This Radiant Life is an English translation of the 2016 book La vie radieuse, a single long poem written by Canadian author Chantal Neveu, and translated by Canadian poet and translator Erín Moure. This Radiant Life was published in November 2020 by literary press Book*hug in Toronto Ontario. It is the winner of the 2021 Governor General's Literary Award for French to English translation.
This Radiant Life is a book-length poem that examines the elements that make up our reality, as well as the gaps found between them. It analyses the concept of our unique selves and how they fit into a larger collective whole.