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      The Invention of Death

      by Hubert Aquin
      Published
      Apr 2013
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      General Fiction General Fiction
      Pages
      133
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      The Invention of Death is a translation of Hubert Aquins novel, Linvention de la mort, written in 1959 and remaining unpublished until 1991. Journalist Ren Lallemant looks back on the jealousy and adultery that marked his relationship with Madeleine Vallin. Caught in a state between madness and despair, Ren explores his current existential fatigue in the form of a personal journal, documenting the self-destructive thoughts that lead to his eventual suicide.

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      First Edition Apr 2013 Quattro Books ISBN13 9781927443279 ISBN10 192744327X
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