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Drama Canadian

Evangeline the Second

A Play

by (author) Antonine Maillet

Publisher
Dundurn
Initial publish date
Jan 1987
Category
Canadian, General, Women Authors
  • Paperback / softback

    ISBN
    9780889241572
    Publish Date
    Jan 1987
    List Price
    $8.99

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Description

At the age of 80, Evangeline is uprooted from her beloved Acadia and sent to Montreal to live with her son and daughter-in-law.

One day, in a city park, she encounters three other ‘exiles’. Confessions, revelations and personal entanglements ensue in a play that passionately affirms the human dignity and right to self-determination of the elderly and the dispossessed.

About the author

Born in Bouctouche, New Brunswick in 1929, Antonine Maillet is one of Canada's best-known writers both at home and abroad. The soul of contemporary Acadian literature, Maillet has been responsible for generating pride in her people through her stories depicting strong-willed Acadians. She is the author of dozens of books, including the award-winning and highly celebrated La Sagouine and The Tale of Don L'Orignal. She has also written children's books, radio and television scripts, and more than a dozen plays. Maillet was the first non-French citizen to win the prestigious Prix Goncourt for Pélagie-la-Charette. With that epic novel, she gained recognition for Acadia as she herself became more known throughout the world as a spokesperson for her people. Among her many literary prizes are the Prix France-Canada and the Governor General's Award. She is also a Companion of the Order of Canada (1982), Member of the Queen's Privy Council for Canada, Officer of the National Order of Québec, Officier des arts et des lettres and Officer des Palme's académiques in France, and Commandeur de l'Ordre du mérite culturel in Monaco. She has received honorary degrees from more than 25 universities in Canada and abroad and has served as chancellor of Université de Moncton, her alma mater.

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