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Biography & Autobiography General

In an Iron Glove

An Autobiography

by (author) Claire Martin

introduction and notes by Patricia Smart

translated by Philip Stratford

Publisher
University of Ottawa Press
Initial publish date
May 2006
Category
General
  • eBook

    ISBN
    9780776616131
    Publish Date
    May 2006
    List Price
    $16.99
  • Paperback / softback

    ISBN
    9780776606125
    Publish Date
    May 2006
    List Price
    $35.00

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Claire Martin's autobiography was first published in two volumes in 1965 and 1966. Already a prize winning Quebec writer, the author generated a wave of controversy with this detailed account of a childhood subjected to cruelty and brutality. Her deeply moving portrayal drew acclaim from readers who saw aspects of their own childhood experiences mirrored in its pages; it also evoked resistance from traditionalists unsettled by its exposé of family, church, and convent school some decades before the Quiet Revolution. Written with the passion of one who has known harsh injustices, this memoir nevertheless reflects the steady focus and narrative skill of an seasoned writer. With a richly descriptive style and deft ironic touch, Claire Martin tells her own unforgettable story of a young person confronting and finally emerging from the oppressions of unrestrained malign authority.

About the authors

Claire Martin's profile page

PATRICIA SMART is a member of the editorial board of the Canadian Forum, and the winner of the 1988 Governor General\s Award for non-fiction in French.'

Patricia Smart's profile page

Philip Stratford (1927-1999) was a poet, a pioneer translator of Canadian literature and a professor emeritus of English at the Université de Montréal.

Philip Stratford's profile page

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