{"product_id":"roch-carriers-la-guerre-trilogy-paperback","title":"Roch Carrier's La Guerre Trilogy - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eRoch Carrier\u003c\/b\u003e (Author), \u003cb\u003eSheila Fischman\u003c\/b\u003e (Translator)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe A List edition of one of the major achievements in recent Quebec literature -- Roch Carrier's La Guerre trilogy is a vital, moving, and assured portrait of life in Quebec. \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThis volume includes: \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eLa Guerre, Yes Sir!\u003c\/em\u003e A surrealist fable set in rural Quebec during WWI. Canadian Literature greeted its first appearance in these terms: \"It is the French-Canadian writer Roch Carrier who comes closest to the significance, power, and artistry of Faulkner at his best ... He might well be able to do for French Canada what Faulkner did for the American South.\"\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eFloralie, Where Are You?\u003c\/em\u003e In the second installment, Carrier reaches back to the wedding night of the Corriveau parents, whom we first meet in La Guerre, Yes Sir!. Once again, a single night expands until it becomes a world in itself. But this time it is a very different concoction, mingling desire and guilt, nightmare and fantasy, as Anthymo drives Floralie back to his village through the forest.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eIs It the Sun, Philibert?\u003c\/em\u003e In the final installment, Young Philibert hitchhikes down to Montreal to make his fortune, and meets a different world. As he scrambles from job to job, he discovers a new Quebec -- urban, industrial, and dedicated finally to the death of the person.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIn this moving trilogy, Roch Carrier's savage vision comes across with great urgency and Sheila Fischman's fluid translations sing with vivacity and grace.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eRoch Carrier was born in 1937 in Sainte-Justine-de-Dorchester, Québec. He is the author of more than fifteen novels and numerous children's books, short story collections, poetry collections, and plays. He was director of the Canada Council for the Arts from 1994 to 1997, and he served as the National Librarian of Canada from 1999 to 2004. Carrier is a Fellow of the Royal Society of Canada and an Officer of the Order of Canada. He lives in Montreal.\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 304\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.7 x 8.3 x 5.4 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e August 31, 2013\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47266592915705,"sku":"9781770893733","price":14.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0789\/2782\/3097\/files\/nFIzGoNl7I9781770893733.webp?v=1768852154","url":"https:\/\/bookscloud.io\/products\/roch-carriers-la-guerre-trilogy-paperback","provider":"BooksCloud Book Dropshipping","version":"1.0","type":"link"}