Pastoral (Alexis novel)
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| Author | André Alexis |
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| Audio read by | André Alexis |
| Language | English |
| Series | The Quincunx Cycle |
Release number | 1 |
| Set in | Barrow, Ontario |
| Publisher | Coach House Books |
Publication date | February 28, 2014 (eBook) March 15, 2014 (Paperback) |
| Publication place | Canada |
| Media type | Print (Paperback) and eBook |
| Pages | 168 |
| ISBN | 978-1552452868 (Paperback) 978-1770563711 (eBook) |
| OCLC | 864775056 |
| Followed by | Fifteen Dogs |
Pastoral is a Canadian novel written by André Alexis. The novel was published in 2014 by Coach House Books. It is the first in a five novel Quincunx Cycle that Alexis used to examine faith, place, love, power and hatred and deals with the theme of faith.
Alexis wrote the novel in 2009 but was unable to find a publisher for multiple years. He cited his mother and his sister as the reasons why he was encouraged to keep searching for a publisher as both loved the novel.
The book was inspired by Beethoven's Sixth Symphony also known as the Pastoral Symphony.