15 must-read Canadian translations
CBC Books | CBC | Posted: August 29, 2017 3:03 PM | Last Updated: August 29, 2017
Canada has two official languages — which means there are twice as many excellent books shaping our literary culture. Here are 15 of our favourites that were originally published in French.
- Arvida by Samuel Archibald
- How to Make Love to a Negro without Getting Tired by Dany Laferrière
- Kamouraska by Anne Hébert
- Ru by Kim Thúy
- The Little Girl Who Was Too Fond of Matches by Gaétan Soucy
- A Season in the Life of Emmanuel by Marie-Claire Blais
- The Tin Flute by Gabrielle Roy
- The Fat Woman Next Door Is Pregnant by Michel Tremblay
- And the Birds Rained Down by Jocelyne Saucier
- Volkswagen Blues by Jacques Poulin
- The Heart Is an Involuntary Muscle by Monique Proulx
- Next Episode by Hubert Aquin
- Griffintown by Marie Hélène Poitras
- Dirty Feet by Edem Awumey
- The Mark of the Angel by Nancy Huston