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Donald
Winkler

Donald Winkler is a translator of fiction, non-fiction, and poetry. He is a three-time winner of the Governor General’s Literary Award for French-to-English translation. He lives in Montreal.

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Querelle of Roberval: A Syndical Fiction

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