{"product_id":"train-in-the-night","title":"Train in the Night: The Tragedy of Lac-Mégantic","description":"\u003cp\u003eOn a summer night in 2013, a runaway train loaded with explosive oil derailed in the small town of Lac-Mégantic, Quebec. One of the deadliest rail disasters in Canadian history, Lac-Mégantic stands as a haunting narrative of how the powerful profit from collective tragedy.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eWho are the real culprits of the disaster that claimed 47 lives? In this vivid, full-colour work of graphic nonfiction, award-winning author Anne-Marie Saint-Cerny and illustrator Christian Quesnel trace the path of the locomotive from the scene of the crime all the way back to cowboy producers of Dakota black gold, Wall Street investors, and politicians in the pocket of the billion-dollar oil and gas industry.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eWith no national public inquiry launched or meaningful criminal charges laid, the victims of Lac-Mégantic must not become mere statistics, nor the survivors left to the mercy of predatory developers and financial interests. Now the full story of that infamous night and its aftermath live on—and illustrate the true human cost of unfettered capitalism. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch5\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eWhat People Are Saying\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/h5\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"a-section a-spacing-small a-padding-small\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\"The nuanced, sobering illustrations by Christian Quesnel confer a psychological depth and, at times, a synoptic understanding of Saint-Cerny’s argumentative positions... It was necessary for one especially militant ecologist and writer – namely, Saint-Cerny – to prepare a proper, factual and holistic narration of the facts based on sound data.\"\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cspan\u003e\"The creators clearly situate the events at Lac-Mégantic amid larger conversations about Indigenous land rights and extractive industry, displacement and migration, and the need to put people before profits. Though many readers will have some knowledge of the events at Lac-Mégantic, \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-italic\"\u003eA Train in the Night\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e serves not only as a moving memorial to the many lives undone in that moment, but also as a startling and political call to action, in the hope that the power of this story might prevent another such tragedy in the future.\"\u003c\/span\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"a-section a-spacing-small a-padding-small\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e“Breathtaking artwork foregrounds the human side of the tragedy—the lives lost, the erasure experienced by shocked survivors through the demolition and corporatist redevelopment of their community, and, as usual, the scapegoating of front-line workers by an elite that should bear the ultimate responsibility.”\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv data-expanded=\"true\" class=\"a-expander-content a-expander-extend-content a-expander-content-expanded\" style=\"overflow: hidden;\" tabindex=\"-1\"\u003e\n\u003ch5\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAbout the Authors\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/h5\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"a-section a-spacing-small a-padding-small\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e Author, researcher, and activist\u003cstrong\u003e Anne-Marie Saint-Cerny\u003c\/strong\u003e arrived at the site of the Lac-Mégantic tragedy five days after it occurred. Her book-length piece of investigative journalism, \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-italic\"\u003eMégantic: A Deadly Mix of Oil, Rail, and Avarice\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e (Talonbooks, 2020), was in its original French edition the winner of the 2018 prix Pierre-Vadeboncœur, a finalist for the 2018 Governor General’s Literary Awards for Non-Fiction, and listed for the 2019 Prix des libraires. She has been a social and environmental activist in various NGOs for over thirty-five years. She lives in Val-David, Quebec. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003eChristian Quesnel\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e \u003c\/strong\u003eis the author and illustrator of several award-winning comic books, including\u003cem\u003e \u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-italic\"\u003eCœurs d’Argile\u003c\/span\u003e, \u003cspan class=\"a-text-italic\"\u003eLudwig\u003c\/span\u003e, \u003cspan class=\"a-text-italic\"\u003eFélix Leclerc: L’alouette en liberté\u003c\/span\u003e, \u003cspan class=\"a-text-italic\"\u003eVous avez détruit la beauté du monde\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e, and\u003cem\u003e \u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-italic\"\u003eA Train in the Night: The Tragedy of Lac-Mégantic\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e, which won the Grand prix de la ville de Québec and the Eco-fauve Raja at the Festival international de la bande dessinée d’Angoulême in 2022. In fall 2008, he became the first comic strip artist to win the \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-italic\"\u003ePrix à la création artistique\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e from the Conseil des arts et des lettres du Québec (CALQ) for his body of work. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eW. Donald Wilson\u003c\/strong\u003e (Translator) awas born and educated in Ireland, taking degrees in modern languages and French literature at Trinity College Dublin. He taught at universities in the West Indies, the UK, and at the University of Waterloo, where he spent most of his career. He was twice long-listed for the Best Translated Book Award in the US, and was a finalist for the French-American Foundation’s translation prize and the Governor General’s Literary Awards. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Between the Lines","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":67663835725917,"sku":"9781771136105","price":34.95,"currency_code":"CAD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0562\/0826\/1213\/files\/ATrainintheNight.jpg?v=1792769970","url":"https:\/\/leftwingbooks.net\/fr\/products\/train-in-the-night","provider":"Leftwingbooks","version":"1.0","type":"link"}