Marie Calumet (Paperback) by Rodolphe Girard, Irene Currie

9780887721670. New condition. Trade paperback. Language: English. Pages: 168. Trade paperback (US). Glued binding. 168 p. French Writers of Canada. Marie Calumet is a light hearted, satirical account of rural life in the fictional parish of Saint Ildefonse, Quebec, in 1860. The appearance of Suzon, an alluring adolescent of 17 and cousin to Cur� Flavel produces a scandal.The priest is forced to look reality in the face. The novelty of Suzon's sensual presence is its appearance in a place where it is traditionally forbidden: this is the first instance of a woman becoming a disturbing element in the French-Canadian novel.