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I recently had a chance to sit down with Peter McCambridge, Francois Barcelo's translator for the new book I Hate Hockey . In my book review I expressed some concerns about some of the plot lines in the book. McCambridge answers my questions about that, the main character's flaws and the challenges in translating a book. Buy The Book:  Amazon.ca  -  Chapters You can also purchase the original book in French -  J'haïs le hockey Aside from the fact that our narrator obviously hates hockey and that his son plays the game, how is this a hockey book? I Hate Hockey might not be a “hockey book” in the sense that the narrator devotes whole chapters to the Summit Series, but it is most definitely a hockey novel. By that I mean that Canada’s game is a character in the book. The book wouldn’t be the same if it was called I Hate Soccer or I Hate Lacrosse. It just wouldn’t work. As it is, it is hockey that separates Antoine Vachon from his wife, his son, his boss and ulti...

Francois Barcelo, a Governor General's Award winner, is a well established writer, penning more than 40 novels for both adults and young adults. Up until now, all of those books were in French. His first English release (with Peter McCamridge doing the translating) certainly catches the browsing eye with the striking title I Hate Hockey Buy The Book:  Amazon.ca  -  Chapters You can also purchase the original book in French -  J'haïs le hockey Also Read: Interview With The Translator Upon cracking the spine, it does not take long for eye brows to raise. The main character is an unlikeable chap (That is far too kind - he's actually a racist, chauvinistic pig). Oh, and he rambles. And rambles. And rambles some more, somehow lengthening the otherwise quick 112 page read into a bit of a chore. At least he has a few occasional humorous lines. Perhaps more contradictory than out right funny, but there was some clever, dark wit. The story quickly dissolves ...