The Canadian murder writer of world fame, Louise Penny, has canceled an American tour for her last book, citing the repeated threats of President Donald Trump of a commercial war against Canada and annexation.
Penny announced the movement on social networks, saying that it was “a painful decision” due to the many friends and acquaintances he had done in the United States after traveling there for 20 years.
“Please understand that this decision is not destined to punish Americans. It's about being shoulder on his shoulder with my Canadian teammates, ”Penny said in a long and reflective message for his fans.
Penny is the author of the beloved series of mystery novels of the chief inspector Gamache Police Myster, which develops in his own home province of Quebec.
His latest book, called The black wolf, It is the twentieth volume of the Inspector Gamache series, which has sold more than 18 million copies worldwide in English and other languages.
The books have surpassed the canadian, American and international Best Seller lists, since the stories follow the adventures of the head of the Homicide Department in the Sûreté du Québec, the Provincial Police.
This is what she wrote.
Louise Penny: I can barely believe that I am saying this, but given the continuous threat of a commercial war not caused against Canada by the president of the United States, I do not think I can enter the United States.
At least not until that economic sword, that could lead to hundreds of thousands of Canadians (as well as to the Americans) to poverty, it is completely eliminated.
There are, of course, other things that the US president is doing that make the United States unpleasant. Oh dear. It is so painful to say that.
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I have visited friends, have friends, personally and professionally, with so many Americans. I have so much respect, affection, for them. For you. But … enough. What is happening is not just a potential economic catastrophe for Canada and so many other nations, it is a moral wound.
With that in mind, I'm very sorry to say that until things change, I can't do events in person in the United States. What means, for the first time in 20 years, not touring the United States.
The cancellation of the tour means that Penny will not appear in the Kennedy center for the performing arts in Washington DC, as planned this fall to launch its new book in front of a audience of 2,000 people, a decision for the first time reported for the first time by the Washington Post.
Penny said the evening was going to be the highlight of his career, but retired from that appearance after Trump dismissed the entire board of trustees and declared himself president last month.
Ticket sales in the Kennedy center have sunk since then.
Penny's decision to cancel his tour of the United States has won broad support in the social networks of dozens of Americans and Canadians, who praised their integrity and courage.
On the other hand, and with the support of its editors, Penny said he would launch the book in Canada and invited all his American fans to attend that event.
“I have decided that instead of launching the black wolf in Washington, DC at the Kennedy center, I will do the event in the capital of my nation, Ottawa, at the National Arts Center. It will be on Tuesday, October 28, ”he wrote.
In the days after the launch of NAC in Ottawa, Penny wrote, he will celebrate other launching events and promotion of Canadian books before finishing his tour in the library and Opera Free House of Haskell.
“This remarkable place was built in 1904 and is just at the border between Québec and Vermont. The Haskell was built by both countries as a symbol of our strong bonds of friendship, ”said Penny.
“It is the physical reflection of what we believe. That what happens politically is a thing and transient. What happens in our hearts is indestructible. “
Penny said that Americans will come to their Canadian book events.
“You will be welcome with open arms. Like friends. As classmates from Aldeanos de Tres Pinos. Where goodness and decency exist, ”he wrote.
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