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Join Giller Prize-winning author of Fifteen Dogs, André Alexis, as he presents his dazzling new story collection, Other Worlds. Alexis masterfully connects worlds — real, invented, and uncanny — in these captivating tales that span from 19^th century Trinidad to contemporary Toronto. Blending philosophical inquiry with wry humour and drawing on multiple literary genres, these stories reveal moments of reckoning, despair and understanding. From a reborn Obeah man to a writer caring for mysterious sacks, Alexis’s characters navigate profound puzzlement with his signature clarity, storytelling mastery and emotional resonance.

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Other Worlds: Stories

The award-winning author of Fifteen Dogs conjures up worlds – real, invented, uncanny – in this ingenious, electrifying collection. A Trinidadian Obeah man finds himself reborn, a hundred years after his death, in the body of a Canadian child.

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Published by McClelland & Stewart

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