· Gaétan Soucy’s novel The Little Girl Who Was Too Fond of Matches is a thoughtful reflection on the savagery of the universe and the particularities of local history. The novel is a deceptively grand yet concise allegory about the Quebec question and offers a rich, deep depiction of a nation, a family, and a tribe through an elaborate series of www.doorway.ru: House of Anansi Press. The Little Girl Who Was Too Fond of Matches Paperback – Novem by Gaétan Soucy (Author) › Visit Amazon's Gaeacute;tan Soucy Page. Find all the books, read about the author, and more. See search results for this author. Are you an author? Learn about Author Central. /5(31). · The Little Girl Who Was Too Fond of Matches is a novel by Canadian writer Gaetan Soucy. The story begins with two siblings living on a large estate alone with their father. When the father dies suddenly, the children know they have to take care of the burial, which means leaving the estate, which they've never done, and travelling to the nearby village/5.
Gaétan Soucy was a novelist and professor. He published four novels to wide acclaim in Canada and abroad: The Immaculate Conception, which was a finalist for the Scotiabank Giller Prize and the Governor General's Literary Award for Fiction; Atonement, Vaudeville!; and The Little Girl Who Was Too Fond of Matches, which was translated into more than ten languages. "The Little Girl Who Was Too Fond of Matches" by Gaetan Soucy. Thursday, at pm While on holiday in Montreal this fall, I decided to read Gaetan Soucy's bestseller, The Little Girl Who Was Too Fond of www.doorway.rut in size to accompany one en route, this shorter novel (the edition I read was only pages in length) can easily be finished in a day or two. from THE LITTLE GIRL WHO WAS TOO FOND OF MATCHES, by Gaétan Soucy. First published in French as La Petite fille qui aimait trop les alumettes, by Les Éditions du Boréal. English translation © Sheila Fischman.
The Little Girl who was Too Fond of Matches Release on | by Gaétan Soucy Two children grow up alone with their authoritarian father on an isolated estate, speaking a language and inhabiting a surreal universe of their own creation, until the death of their father brings them into contact with the outside world. The Little Girl Who Was Too Fond of Matches (French: La petite fille qui aimait trop les allumettes) is a novel by Canadian novelist Gaétan Soucy. It was one of the novels chosen for inclusion in the French version of Canada Reads, broadcast on Radio-Canada in , where it was championed by actor, film director, screenwriter, and musician Micheline Lanctôt. Gaétan Soucy’s novel The Little Girl Who Was Too Fond of Matches is a thoughtful reflection on the savagery of the universe and the particularities of local history. The novel is a deceptively grand yet concise allegory about the Quebec question and offers a rich, deep depiction of a nation, a family, and a tribe through an elaborate series of metaphors.
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