Maria Chapdelaine - Softcover

Hemon, Louis

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Softcover

ISBN 10: 2894060432 ISBN 13: 9782894060438

Publisher: Editions Fidas, 1990

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221pages. poche. broch�.

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Review:

"The luminous black and white illustrations...capture the details and spirit of Hemon's simple yet profound story."
-"Edmonton Journal"

"From the Hardcover edition."

About the Author:

Louis Hemon was born in 1880 and raised in Paris, where he qualified for the French Colonial Service. Unwilling to accept a posting to Africa, Hemon embarked on a career as a sports writer and moved to London. He sailed for Quebec in 1911 settling initially in Montreal. He wrote Maria Chapdelaine during his time working at a farm in the Lac Saint-Jean region and died when he was struck by a train at Chapleau, Ontario in 1913.

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