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A Season in the Life of Emmanuel

by Marie-Claire Blais

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Started this on Dec. 6, 2009 and finished it at the end of January. Although I thought the book gave a wonderful glimpse into poor, rural post-war family life, I read it in bits and pieces, only a few pages at a time on bus rides and before bed, and I think it would merit a straight-through re-read.

The title: Emmanuel is the 16th child, whose mother gives birth in the morning, then goes to work on the farm all day. The book tells the story of his brothers and sisters. ( )
  lacurieuse | Dec 7, 2009 |
This book is a sad and disturbing story of a large Quebec family's struggle to survive. As one critic stated "..it is not a pleasant novel." But I found its poeticness and bleakness quite riveting. Some say that certain nuances and meanings got lost in the translation from the French language, but I think the English translation is a very good read . ( )
  ilovecookies | Mar 6, 2008 |
The first novel I've read in French since high school. I think I got all the plot points, but then again.... were the two boys in an incestuous relationship, or being abused by the priest? Was the former nun cooking and washing dishes in a brothel or selling sex in a brothel? I'm sure none of that is truely key to understanding Blais' criticism of Quebecois society! (Kidding.)
  galpalval | Nov 14, 2007 |
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Amazon.com Product Description (ISBN 0771098804, Mass Market Paperback)

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-Québec and the Prix Médicis of France. The novel has been translated into 13 languages.

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