1997

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"Fleur-de-Mai" 1945

From: The Quebec Anthology

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Long considered one of Quebec’s most important poets—a special issue of the literary magazine Liberté was devoted to his work in 1960—Grandbois also distinguished himself … 11 $0.66 Add
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"Happiness" 1946

From: The Quebec Anthology

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"Le bonheur," translated here as "Happiness" by Wayne Grady, is a tale of urban despair, taken from Ringuet’s only book of short stories, L’Heritage (1946). The … 11 $0.66 Add
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"The Torrent" 1947

From: The Quebec Anthology

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The short story "Au bord du torrent" was published in October 1947 in Amerique française, and appeared in book form in 1950, when Le Torrent won the Belgian Royal Academy’s … 36 $2.16 Add
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"Last Rites" 1960

From: The Quebec Anthology

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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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"A Case of Sorcery" 1963

From: The Quebec Anthology

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"L’Enchantement," translated here as "A Case of Sorcery" by David Homel, is from Ceux du Chemin-Taché (1963). "It took me many years to realize just how much … 9 $0.54 Add
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"The Chronicles of l’Anse Saint-Roch" 1968

From: The Quebec Anthology

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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 Called simply Contes, it included the stories from the two earlier collections as well as four previously unpublished stories, one … 15 $0.90 Add
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"Back on April Eleventh" 1969

From: The Quebec Anthology

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"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 … 13 $0.78 Add
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"The Goldfish" 1970

From: The Quebec Anthology

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"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 … 16 $0.96 Add
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"A Blue Rose Perfume" 1974

From: The Quebec Anthology

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"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 … 14 $0.84 Add
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"Part II of Children of My Heart" 1979

From: The Quebec Anthology

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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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"The Good Old Days" 1981

From: The Quebec Anthology

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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 … 14 $0.84 Add
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"The Secret Voice" 1982

From: The Quebec Anthology

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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 … 6 $0.36 Add
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"Beach Blues" 1983

From: The Quebec Anthology

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"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 … 28 $1.68 Add
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"Pomme Douly and the Instant of Eternity" 1988

From: The Quebec Anthology

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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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"To Console Myself. I Imagine That the Bombs Have Fallen" 1989

From: The Quebec Anthology

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The following story, translated by Luise Von Flotow-Evans, appeared in the anthology Celebrating Canadian Women (1989), edited by Greta Nemiroff. 3 $0.18 Add
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"In My Condition" 1989

From: The Quebec Anthology

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"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