Canadian Literature
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From  "Back on April Eleventh" 1969From: The Quebec Anthology |
"De retour le 11 avril," translated by Alan Brown as "Back on April Eleventh," first appeared in Liberté in the March-April 1969 issue, and was later reprinted in Point … | Hubert Aquin | 13 | 1997 | $0.78 Add |
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From  NEW! Chapter 19Smartphone |
Wood details many of the problems linked to cellphones, though specifically smartphones. Health afflictions, mental health, relationships, car crashes, as well as other unsettling statisitics. As … | Alex Wood | 16 | 2021 | $1.60 Add |
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From "The Goldfish" 1970From: The Quebec Anthology |
"Le poisson rouge" ("The Goldfish," as Sheila Fischman has translated the tide), first appeared in the anthology Nouvelles du Québec, edited by Katherine Brearley and … | Roch Carrier | 16 | 1997 | $0.96 Add |
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From NEW! EpilogueThe Fight of My Life |
The book wraps up with Wood discussing boxing and how a fighter just needs to keep getting up. One loss doesn’t mean everything is over. After a big relapse, Wood is diagnosed with … | Alex Wood | 11 | 2021 | $1.10 Add |
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From "A Blue Rose Perfume" 1974From: The Quebec Anthology |
"Un parfum bleu-rose," translated here as "A Blue Rose Perfume" by Basil Kingstone, first appeared in 1974 in the Montreal magazine Liberté. It is a simple story—a … | André Langevin | 14 | 1997 | $0.84 Add |
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From "Part II of Children of My Heart" 1979From: 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 … | Gabrielle Roy | 28 | 1997 | $1.68 Add |
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From "The Good Old Days" 1981From: The Quebec Anthology |
Though perhaps less overtly political than many of Major’s other works, "The Good Old Days" is definitely a story about disillusionment— a theme that runs through all of … | Andre Major | 14 | 1997 | $0.84 Add |
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From "The Secret Voice" 1982From: The Quebec Anthology |
Le Surveillant was translated in 1990 as The Secret Voice by Matt Cohen, and it is from this collection that the title story has been taken. "The Secret Voice" exemplifies … | Gaétan Brulotte | 6 | 1997 | $0.36 Add |
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From "Beach Blues" 1983From: The Quebec Anthology |
"Beach Blues," translated here by Sheila Fischman, is another of the linked stories that make up Sans coeur et sans reproche, which follows the lives of two young people from childhood … | Monique Proulx | 28 | 1997 | $1.68 Add |
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From "Pomme Douly and the Instant of Eternity" 1988From: 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 … | Suzanne Jacob | 8 | 1997 | $0.48 Add |
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From "To Console Myself. I Imagine That the Bombs Have Fallen" 1989From: The Quebec Anthology |
The following story, translated by Luise Von Flotow-Evans, appeared in the anthology Celebrating Canadian Women (1989), edited by Greta Nemiroff. | Anne Dandurand | 3 | 1997 | $0.18 Add |
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From "In My Condition" 1989From: 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 … | Gilles Pellerin | 5 | 1997 | $0.30 Add |
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From "The Love of Lies" 1989From: The Quebec Anthology |
The present story, "L’amour du mensonge," translated by David Homel as "The Love of Lies," was first published in XYZ in 1989 and is part of a second collection of … | Claude-Emmanuelle Yance | 5 | 1997 | $0.30 Add |
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From "Tragedy Houses My Wound" 1990From: The Quebec Anthology |
Carpentier’s most recent collection of stories, De ma blessure atteint et autres détresses (1990), further explores his interest in the fantastic and the psychology of control. The … | André Carpentier | 14 | 1997 | $0.84 Add |
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From "Consuming Love" 1990From: The Quebec Anthology |
"Un amour devorant," translated here as "Consuming Love" by Matt Cohen, first appeared in the Montreal literary magazine XYZ in 1990. It is a sly tale with a delicious twist … | Claire Dé | 4 | 1997 | $0.24 Add |
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From "Portraits of Elsa" 1990From: 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, … | Marie Jose Theriault | 12 | 1997 | $0.72 Add |
