Maria Chapdelaine
A moving story in early Canada
- Publisher
- Boulder Books
- Initial publish date
- Jun 2014
- Category
- General
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Paperback / softback
- ISBN
- 9782924167120
- Publish Date
- Jun 2014
- List Price
- $14.95
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Description
The graphic novel Maria Chapdelaine was made to commemorate the centennial of the first appearance of this famous book. (1914-2014)
Three hundred drawings illustrates a hard and rustic way of life soften by a dramatic love story where even the moments of joy are painful. Destiny carved by the wind, snow, fatality.
This great classic, presented as such, gives a new perspective to the original masterpiece written by Louis Hémon. Discover again or for the first time this fascinating and moving story in early Canada.
About the authors
Louis Hemon was born in 1880 and was raised in Paris, where he qualified for the French Colonial Service. Unwilling to accept a posting to Africa, Hemon embarked on a career as a sports writer and moved to London. He sailed for Quebec in 1911 settling initially in Montreal. He wrote Maria Chapdelaine during his time working at a farm in the Lac Saint-Jean region and died when he was struck by a train at Chapleau, Ontario in 1913.