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The Quebec anthology, 1830-1990 / edited by Matt Cohen and Wayne Grady.
- Format:
- Book
- Series:
- Canadian short story library ; no. 19.
- Canadian short story library ; no. 19
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Short stories, French-Canadian--Quebec (Province)--Translations into English.
- Short stories, French-Canadian.
- French-Canadian fiction--19th century.
- French-Canadian fiction.
- French-Canadian fiction--20th century.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (424 p.)
- Edition:
- 1st ed.
- Place of Publication:
- [Ottawa] : University of Ottawa Press, c1996.
- Language Note:
- English
- Summary:
- The Quebec Anthology: 1830-1990 provides a complete overview of the Quebec short story from its beginnings to the 1990s and offers a unique opportunity for English readers to discover the essence of this fascinating literature. In addition, a detailed biography of each author and an assessment of each story's place in the larger canvas of Quebec literature are included.
- Contents:
- Contents; Introduction; ""The Legend of Rose Latulipe"" 1837; ""The Three Devils, or, All's Well That Ends Well"" 1867; ""The Roussis' Fire"" 1872; ""Yellow-Wolf, Malecite Chieftain of Old"" 1893; ""La Gothe and Her Husband"" 1895; ""How I Learned to Speak English"" 1900; ""Hay Fever"" 1917; ""The Ferryman"" 1920; ""The Italian Teacher"" 1927; ""The Mass of Florent Létourneau"" 1930; ""Foreign Souls"" 1934; ""Mrs. Filly"" 1942; ""Mother Soubert's Pig"" 1944; ""Fleur-de-Mai"" 1945; ""Happiness"" 1946; ""The Torrent"" 1947; ""Last Rites"" 1960; ""A Case of Sorcery"" 1963
- ""The Chronicles of l'Anse Saint-Roch"" 1968""Back on April Eleventh"" 1969; ""The Goldfish"" 1970; ""A Blue Rose Perfume"" 1974; ""Part II of Children of My Heart"" 1979; ""The Good Old Days"" 1981; ""The Secret Voice"" 1982; ""Beach Blues"" 1983; ""Pomme Douly and the Instant of Eternity"" 1988; ""To Console Myself. I Imagine That the Bombs Have Fallen"" 1989; ""In My Condition"" 1989; ""The Love of Lies"" 1989; ""Tragedy Houses My Wound"" 1990; ""Consuming Love"" 1990; ""Portraits of Elsa"" 1990
- Notes:
- Short stories translated from French.
- Description based on print version record.
- ISBN:
- 9780776617213
- 0776617214
- OCLC:
- 742333008
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