A Season in the Life of Emmanuel by Marie-Claire Blais

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A Season in the Life of Emmanuel by Marie-Claire Blais

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A Season in the Life of Emmanuel by Marie-Claire Blais

Following the life of newborn infant, Emmanuel, this great contemporary novel of Quebec exposes a painful history central to the new consciousness that emerged in the 1960s known as the quiet revolution. The story of Emmanuel and his 15 brothers and sisters spotlights the grinding poverty under the mental regime of the Catholic Church at its least enlightened and most inescapable. This insightful narrative documents the hardships and cruelties of their social condition with dark humor and passionate imagination as they endeavor to survive harsh schools, dreary convents, and hunger.

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In 1939, Marie-Claire Blais was born in Québec City. Crazy Shadows (1959), Blais' first novel, was a literary revolution in Quebec. With its horrific representation of society's obsessions and ills, the novel ushered forth a new era in Quebec fiction. Her works have been translated into 13 languages and have received international praise.

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ISBN 13 9781550961188
ISBN 10 1550961187
Title A Season in the Life of Emmanuel
Author Marie-Claire Blais
Series Exile Classics Series
Condition Unavailable
Binding Type Paperback
Publisher Exile Editions
Year published 2009-04-30
Number of pages 164
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