White shadows. Fortier D.

American poetess Emily Dikinson died in 1886, leaving behind thousands of unpublished poems. The first collection of her poetry was published four years after her death.

“White shadows” - a novel about women, thanks to which Emily Dikinson's poems saw the light. Having preserved the main milestones of the history of this publication, Dominic Fortier delicately interprets the truthful and fictional, immersing us in a fragile and subtle world, woven from the images of Dikinson’s poetry.

Continuing the history of “cities on paper” (Essays about E. Dikinson published In Russia in 2022) the writer creates a book about the living of loss, the power of the word, hope and creativity.

Dominic Fortier - a writer and translator, was born in Quebec in 1972, defended the dissertation in French literature at the University of McGill, worked in various publishers; The author of the five novels. The laureate of the French Prize GENS de Mer (sailors Award) and the Governor General, the highest literary award of Canada. Her book “Cities on Paper” was awarded the prestigious Renodo Prize for Essays (2020).