Ninan is a humane and wonderful novel
September 11, 2026
Linda Leith reviews Innu author Michel Jean's novel Ninan, translated by Susan Ouriou*,* in the Literary Review of Canada (Oct. 2026):
"I won’t say how it happens, but everyone who reads to the last paragraph will rejoice to see this: 'Today, he’s taking Lisbeth to Nutashkuan.'
"Ninan is a humane and wonderful novel."
https://reviewcanada.ca/magazine/2026/10/second-chances-review-ninan/
Literary Review of Canada
October 2026
Fiction
Second Chances: Michel Jean in translation, by Linda Leith
Ninan: Tiohtiá:ke, Montreal
Michel Jean Translated by Susan Ouriou
Arachnide Editions, House of Anansi Press
208 pages, softcover and ebook.