A humanitarian worker measures the true impact of his commitment. Theo, a dispirited workplace inspector, audits Malak, a child working at a cardboard plant in a port city somewhere in Asia. The child's resilience and low-key fortitude, displaying a maturity beyond his scant years, touch the man. When Malak, the same age as his own son, disappears, Theo cannot let it rest. His quest for answers only raises more questions about the traps of structured help and acquired privilege. An unsettling 11 000-words psychological drama, quietly told by multiple awards-winning Canadian SF author Michèle Laframboise.
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A science-fiction lover since childhood, Michèle Laframboise has written 19 novels and published more than 60 short-stories, in French and English.
Her short-stories have been published in several magazines: Solaris, Galaxies, Fiction River, Compelling SF, Future SF Digest, Asimov's and Analog, among others.
As a science-fiction writer, she endeavors to find creative solutions to the many challenges that lay before us, creating compelling worlds and memorable characters.
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Michèle Laframboise est une ex-scientifique devenue auteure de science-fiction. Elle a publié 19 romans et plus de 60 nouvelles.
On peut la lire, entre autres, dans les revues Solaris, Galaxies, Fiction River, Compelling SF, Future SF Digest, Asimov's et Analog.
Sa science fiction cherche toujours des solutions créatives aux défis qui nous attendent et concocte des intrigues captivantes se déroulant dans des mondes empreints de poésie.