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Nicolas Dickner

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Nicolas Dickner

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Born in Rivière-du-Loup in 1972, Nicolas Dickner studied fine arts and literature. In 2002, he published his first collection of short stories, The Encyclopaedia of the Small Circle. His novel Nikolski won the Anne-Hébert prize and several other prizes in 200...

5. In 2006, he published Boulevard Banquise (a children’s tale) and Traité de balistique (a collection of stories with a collaborator). He is a columnist and writer for the weekly newspaper Voir. His novel Apocalypse for Beginners was published in 2009.

The Zacharias Ascaris Affair

By Nicolas Dickner

At daybreak on a rainy November 1st humanity sank into a great prehistoric silence

Translated from French by Lazer Lederhendler

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Nicolas Dickner

Nicolas Dickner

Articles by Nicolas Dickner

The Zacharias Ascaris Affair