The Accidental Education of Jerome Lupien

AUTHOR OF BESTSELLING NOVEL THE ALLEY CAT:

Yves Beauchemin’s second novel, Le matou (published in English as The Alley Cat), is a bestselling novel and was adapted as both a film and television series.

NEW NOVEL BY AN ACCLAIMED CONTEMPORARY NOVELIST:

Yves Beauchemin is a prominent voice of contemporary literature.

EXCITING NEW WORK:

The Accidental Education of Jerome Lupien was originally published as Les Empocheurs in 2016.

SATIRICAL LOOK AT MODERN SOCIETY:

In the tradition of Gary Shteyngart and Joseph Heller, The Accidental Education of Jerome Lupien is a witty and satirical examination of corruption and bureaucracy. With a plot that moves from lobbyists to politicians to construction magnates, the novel gives a lively panoramic view of the state of the province today in a universal story of an ambitious young man getting ahead by any means possible.

AWARD-WINNING TRANSLATOR:

The novel is being translated by Wayne Grady, who has won many awards for his previous French-to-English translations. He also won the Amazon.ca First Novel Award and was longlisted for the Giller Prize, one of the most prestigious literary awards given to a Canadian author of a novel or short story collection, for his novel Emancipation Day.