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      A Season in the Life of Emmanuel

      by Marie-Claire Blais
      Published
      Apr 2009
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      General Fiction General Fiction
      Pages
      164
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      Following the life of newborn infant, Emmanuel, this great contemporary novel of Quebec exposes a painful history central to the new consciousness that emerged in the 1960s known as "the quiet revolution." The story of Emmanuel and his 15 brothers and sisters spotlights the grinding poverty under the mental regime of the Catholic Church at its least enlightened and most inescapable. This insightful narrative documents the hardships and cruelties of their social condition with dark humor and passionate imagination as they endeavor to survive harsh schools, dreary convents, and hunger.

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      First Edition Apr 2009 Exile Editions ISBN13 9781550961188 ISBN10 1550961187
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      Oct 1980 Farrar, Straus and Giroux ISBN13 9780374516161 ISBN10 0374516162
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      May 1992 New Canadian Library ISBN13 9780771098802 ISBN10 0771098804
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      Sep 1980 Farrar, Straus and Giroux ISBN13 9780374256289 ISBN10 0374256284
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