LA BÊTE À SA MÈRE

David Goudreault's cinematic writing style allows the reader to feel the heartrending disconnect between the protagonist's perceptions and reality.

My mother often committed suicide. She started at a young age with amateurish attempts. She learned very quickly how to get the attention of psychiatrists and the looks reserved for the seriously ill. Written with gritty humour in the form of a confession, Mama's Boy recounts the family drama of a young man who sets out in search of his mother after a childhood spent shuffling from one foster home to another. A bizarre character with a skewed view of the world, he leads the reader on a quest that is both tender and violent. His search takes an unexpected turn. Poet and slammer David Goudreault was the first Quebecer to win the World Cup of Poetry Slam in Paris in 2011. Mama's Boy is his first novel.