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La rivière du loup

“Wolf River” (title translated by AI)

Andrée Laberge (born 1953)

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Tale, story and fable come together in this rather fantastic novel, in which many characters speak in turn about filiation, intolerance and difference, and about the search for meaning. In the foreground are a father who is half man and half wolf and his son, bound by a rare closeness. Around them are Eueee, a young girl burdened with an unworthy mother and a painful stammer; the braggart who seeks in bluster and violence a way to make up for his parents' love; and the protector who, devoted to shielding others, cannot shield herself. Beneath it all lies the troubling, deceptive power of appearances.

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About the book

Form
Novel
Length
240 pages in the original
Genres
Family (assigned by AI)
First published
2006 by XYZ éditeur
Author's age
53 when first published
ISBN

9782892614459 (original)

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