FREN 6727
Contemporary Quebec Literature
Contemporary Quebec Literature
This course will focus on the evolution of contemporary literature from Québec, which has become universal since the middle of the 20th-century. We will examine the original and unique expression of a French-speaking cultural identity in North America. The fundamental aim of this course is to observe and to comprehend this trajectory through the analysis of seminal literary works.
Required texts:
● Nelly ARCAND, Putain, Seuil, coll. Points, 2020, ISBN:9782757883082
● Jocelyne SAUCIER, Il pleuvait des oiseaux, XYZ, coll. Romanichels, 2019; ISBN: 9782897722074
● Alain FARAH, Mille secrets, mille dangers, Le quartanier, 2021, ISBN: 9782896985272
This course will focus on the evolution of contemporary literature from Québec, which has become universal since the middle of the 20th-century. We will examine the original and unique expression of a French-speaking cultural identity in North America. The fundamental aim of this course is to observe and to comprehend this trajectory through the analysis of seminal literary works.
Required texts:
● Nelly ARCAND, Putain, Seuil, coll. Points, 2020, ISBN:9782757883082
● Jocelyne SAUCIER, Il pleuvait des oiseaux, XYZ, coll. Romanichels, 2019; ISBN: 9782897722074
● Alain FARAH, Mille secrets, mille dangers, Le quartanier, 2021, ISBN: 9782896985272
- Subject:
- French
- Department:
- French
- Division:
- Language School
- Requirements Fulfilled:
- Literature