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Maria Chapdelaine
Submitted by dmacdonell on Mon, 2012-03-26 10:55
Maria Chapdelaine
A Tale of French Canada
By Louis Hemon; Introduction and notes by Michael Gnarowski; Translated by W.H. Blake
- 978-1-89490-803-0
- March 2005
- 132pp, Paperback
- $14.95 CAD
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| Maria Chapdelaine, the quintessential novel of the rugged life of early French-Canadian colonists, is based on the author's experiences as a hired hand in the Saguenay-Lac-Saint-Jean area. A young woman living with her family on the frontier in Quebec, Maria endures the hardships of isolation and climate, and chooses between three suitors: a trapper, a farmer, and a Parisian immigrant. Powerful in its simplicity, this novel captures the essence of the virtues of faith and tenacity that are the key ingredients of survivance. Translated into many languages and with some two hundred editions, it is enshrined as a classic of Canadian letters. A new introduction provides insights into HÈmon's life. |
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