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Publisher:University of Ottawa Press, 2015Note: This book was purchased with support from the Government of Canada's Social Development Partnerships Program - Disability Component.
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- Author: Poissant, Alain; Twiss, RobDate:Created2015Summary:
Bonté III was five years old. A cow at that age is at her prime. Prime is an accounting term. A dairy farm is a business and must be managed as such. From this perspective, Bonté III’s days were numbered. Numbered is not an empty word. She had been a good representative of her breed. A cow, after all, has no need to try to be a cow. Her life is that of a cow: a predetermined cycle that is easily reflected on a balance sheet. She eats. She drinks. She ruminates. She urinates. She defecates. All this has a cost. She ovulates. She bears a calf. She gives birth. She produces milk. All this brings money. [...] Tit for tat. The only thing left to do for Bonté III was to call the butcher.The Fate of Bonté III is a story of love and loneliness with colourful characters, a reflection on life and the vital need to be useful to someone or to something.
Subject(s): Fiction in translation | LANGUAGE ARTS & DISCIPLINES / Translating & Interpreting | Modern & contemporary fiction | Modern & contemporary fiction (post c 1945)Original Publisher: Ottawa, University of Ottawa PressLanguage(s): English