Canadian Literature

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"Hay Fever" 1917

"Hay Fever" 1917

From: The Quebec Anthology

"La fièvre des foins," translated by Wayne Grady as "Hay Fever," was first published in 1917, and is taken here from Clapin’s Contes et nouvelles, a collection of … 20 $1.20 Add
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"How I Learned to Speak English" 1900

"How I Learned to Speak English" 1900

From: The Quebec Anthology

Fréchette was in love with language. His Originaux et détraqués is full of wild descriptions and untranslatable puns, and his later work also explores the limits of conventional … 5 $0.30 Add
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"In My Condition" 1989

"In My Condition" 1989

From: The Quebec Anthology

"Dans mon état," the story translated here by Matt Cohen as "In My Condition," first appeared in XYZ in 1989. Like the stories of Claire Dé, Pellerin’s blend … 5 $0.30 Add
In Pursuit of Justice

In Pursuit of Justice

Just Us! Coffee Roasters Co-op and the Fair Trade Movement

This is the story of Just Us! Coffee Roasters Co-op, Canada’s first fair trade coffee roaster. This book describes its successes and its failures and details how a small group of people … ; 144 View
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Introduction

Introduction

From: In Pursuit of Justice

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"La Gothe and Her Husband" 1895

"La Gothe and Her Husband" 1895

From: The Quebec Anthology

"Le mari de la Gothe," translated here by Patricia Sillers as "La Gothe and Her Husband," first appeared in Fleurs champêtres. Closer in character to the gothic tales of … 11 $0.66 Add
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"Last Rites" 1960

"Last Rites" 1960

From: The Quebec Anthology

Bessette’s only book of short stories, La Garden-Party de Christophine, was published in 1980 and has never been completely translated. It contains stories from many periods in … 12 $0.72 Add
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"Mother Soubert's Pig" 1944

"Mother Soubert’s Pig" 1944

From: The Quebec Anthology

A study of primitivism, violence, and eroticism, in which characters struggle, often in vain, against basic and sometimes brutal human passions, it is a startling and disturbing work by a writer … 9 $0.54 Add
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"Mrs. Filly" 1942

"Mrs. Filly" 1942

From: The Quebec Anthology

"Madame Pouliche," here translated by David Homel as "Mrs. Filly," first appeared in La Fin du voyage, and in 1962 it was included in Gerard Bessette’s Anthologie Albert … 13 $0.78 Add
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Organizing for Self-Reliance

Organizing for Self-Reliance

From: In Pursuit of Justice

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"Part II of Children of My Heart" 1979

"Part II of Children of My Heart" 1979

From: The Quebec Anthology

Although Ces enfants de ma vie (1977), translated by Alan Brown in 1979 as Children of My Heart, has also been called both memoir and novel, it transcends genre classification, just as its author … 28 $1.68 Add
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"Pomme Douly and the Instant of Eternity" 1988

"Pomme Douly and the Instant of Eternity" 1988

From: The Quebec Anthology

Jacob’s most recent book, Les Aventures de Pomme Douly (1988), is a collection of linked short stories depicting the somewhat chaotic life of a beautiful, intelligent, but directionless … 8 $0.48 Add
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"Portraits of Elsa" 1990

"Portraits of Elsa" 1990

From: The Quebec Anthology

The story included here is the title story of Portraits d’Elsa et autres histoires, translated by David Homel. A remarkably subtle yet powerful story about the disappearance of the self, … 12 $0.72 Add
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The Fight of My Life

From: Float Like a Butterfly, Drink Mint Tea

Alex Wood introduces readers to his journey, his family, and notes that he’s been battling addiction since childhood. In three years, he quit 14 different addictions, each covered … 8 $0.80 Add
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The Beginnings

The Beginnings

From: In Pursuit of Justice

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"The Chronicles of l'Anse Saint-Roch" 1968

"The Chronicles of l’Anse Saint-Roch" 1968

From: The Quebec Anthology

In 1968, a complete edition of Perron’s stories appeared. Called simply Contes, it included the stories from the two earlier collections as well as four previously unpublished stories, one … 15 $0.90 Add