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- Author: Amsbary, Wallace Bruce
Date: 1904
Language: en; fr
Find in a Library: 1497192
Find Online: OL13801811W
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Folkloric ballads written in the Illinois French vernacular of the early 20th century.The introduction reads, "the ballads of Bourbonnais were written in the hope of preserving, if possible, the dialect of the Illinois French-Canadian."
- Author: Albert, Renaud S.
- Author: Chabot, Gregoire
- Author: Dube, Normand C.
- Author: Pare, Paul
Date: 1980
Language: Français
Find in a Library: 9170217
From Robert L. Paris' introduction to the text:"'À Tour de Rôle' is a collection of nine original dramatic skits in French, of twenty to forty-five minutes duration each. These skits can be used in bilingual classes at the secondary level and…
- Author: Beaupré, Normand R.
Date: 2009
Language: Français
Find in a Library: 463283976
Une anthologie des contes et histoires franco-ameÌricaines, eÌcrits par et pour le franco-ameÌricanie. A self-proclaimed fictional companion to the recently published Franco-American reader, "Voyages," "proclamer notre appartenance au monde…
- Author: Hèmon, Louis
Date: 1921
Language: English (traduction du français)
Find in a Library: 959660
Classic romance novel from 1914 about rural Québec, love of family, and the rejection of America in the name of "la survivance."
- Author: Robichaud, Gerard
Date: 1961
Language: English
Find in a Library: 1451604
Ten-story chronicle of the fictional Franco-American Martel family in the fictional town of Groveton, Maine, modeled after Lewiston. A touching, funny, and intimate portrayal of family life in the early twentieth century. Most recent version of the…
- Author: Proulx, E. Annie
Date: 1996
Language: English
Find in a Library: 34515071
A startlingly inclusive selection of a century's worth of American immigrant vignettes tied together by the movement of a single accordion. For immigration studies, it is a portrayal attentive in sentiment and beckoning in its concern for the new…
- Author: Poteet, Maurice (rédacteur)
Date: 1987
Language: fr
Find in a Library: 19724424
De textes fictives et non-, une grande collection qui commence à expliquer le phénomène de l'exode canadien-français aux Etats-Unis. Contiens des pièces de Pierre Anctil, Josaphat Benoit, A. Bourbonnière,…
- Author: Plante, David
Date: 2005
Language: English
Find in a Library: 55131479
A memoir from prose writer David Plante. An exploration of identity with respect to language, the power of Catholic traditions, and the pull of sex, moving with the author from his Providence, Rhode Island, hometown through Europe and back again.…
- Author: Parsons, Vivian (LaJeunesse)
Date: 1941
Language: en
Find in a Library: 4207548
Open Library: OL6420912M
Novel set in an American ore-mining town at the end of the 19th century. Begins with Père La Tendresse sending his son, Joseph, from their farm near Trois-Rivières, Québec to work for a time in the United States, in Michigan's Upper…
- Author: Olivier, Julien
- Author: Parent, Michael
Date: 1996
Language: English
Find in a Library: 34776071
French folklore in North America with an explanation of popular images and themes, as well as a glossary of vernacular terms in translation.
From August House Publishers: "In 'Of Kings and Fools' Julien Olivier and Michael Parent recount the stories…
- Author: PareÌ, Paul
Date: 2008
Language: English
Find in a Library: 603676674
From the author: "How does a recently widowed, 50-year old man work his way through his mid-life crisis? He flies to Palm Springs and checks himself into a gay resort, of course. Well-crafted, with complex and compelling characters, this novel…
- Author: Meloy, Maile
Date: 2003
Language: English
Find in a Library: 50591256
From Simon and Schuster: "With her first novel, 'Liars and Saints,' award-winning author Maile Meloy more than delivers on the promise of her highly acclaimed debut story collection, 'Half in Love.' This richly textured novel tells a story of sex…
- Author: Ledoux, Denis
Date: 1988
Language: English
Find in a Library: 18787563
Ledoux has woven a tapestry of vignettes all coming to a seam at self-reflection. 'What Became of Them' is a collection of short stories that spans a century of Franco America, its cultural mutations, and its burdening self-absorption. Ledoux finds a…