French Canadian & Quebecois Novels (Perspectives on Canadian Culture)

By Ben-Z. Shek

This survey-mainly of books that are available in English-opens with 'The Long Gestation of the Novel, 1837-1937', from Aubert de Gasp 's Les Anciens Canadiens / Canadians of Old to F lix-Antoine Savard's Menaud, ma tre-draveur / Master of the River. 'The Modern Novel, 1938-1959' deals with the emergence of urban social realism (Gabrielle Roy, Roger Lemelin), its roots in the writings of Ringuet and Germaine Gu vremont, and the existentialism of Andr Langevin. 'The Sixties' treats the effects of the Quiet Revolution on the novel, and discusses major works by Yves Th riault, Hubert Aquin, G rard Bessette, Marie-Claire Blais, Roch Carrier, R jean Ducharme, Jacques Ferron, Jacques Godbout and Claire Martin among others. Concluding with a brief discussion of translation, and bibliographies of novels discussed and select criticism, this is an illuminating and readable introduction to a rich body of literature.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0195407237
• ISBN13: 9780195407235
• Release Date: July 1991
• Publisher: Oxford University Press Canada
• Length: 160 Pages
• Weight: 0.37 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.3" x 5.0" x 8.0"