Author: Marie-Claire Blais Year: 1965 Rank: Rating: Original Rating: Pop Rating: Genres/categories: Fiction Cultures: France, Canada
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ISBNs: 9780771098802 0771098804 |
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In her third and most powerful novel, Marie-Claire Blais explores, with sober compassion and realistic detail, a season in the life of Emmanuel, the sixteenth child of a poverty-stricken farmer's family in rural Quebec. First published in 1965, "A Season in the Life of Emmanuel" established Blais's international reputation when it won the Prix France-Quebec and the Prix Medicis of France. The novel has been translated into 13 languages.
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