Maria Chapdelaine, the quintessential novel of the rugged life of early French-Canadian colonists, is based on the author s experiences as a hired hand in the Saguenay-Lac-Saint-Jean area. A young woman living with her family on the Quebec frontier, Maria endures the hardships of isolation and climate. Maria must eventually choose between three suitors who represent very different ways of life: a trapper, a farmer, and a Parisian immigrant.
Powerful in its simplicity, this novel captures the essence of faith and tenacity, the key ingredients of survivance. Translated...
Maria Chapdelaine, the quintessential novel of the rugged life of early French-Canadian colonists, is based on the author s experiences as a...
Louis Hemon wrote this book during his time working at a farm in the Lac Saint-Jean region. He never saw the widespread publication of his landmark novel. Since his death, Maria Chapdelaine has been translated into more than 20 languages in 23 countries, while other novels were published posthumously. The work was also celebrated through a series of paintings by renowned Canadian artist, Rajka Kupesic.
Louis Hemon wrote this book during his time working at a farm in the Lac Saint-Jean region. He never saw the widespread publication of his landmark no...
