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Existe-t-il une littérature québécoise contre les chaises berçantes ?: pamphlet
Par Patrick Tillard. 2023
Aux "merdivals" et autres "merdias télévisuels", il oppose plusieurs paroles libres d'hérétiques à la recherche d'une littérature créative et poétique…
définie par son audace, par ses déchirures, par un écart salvateur d'avec les perspectives balisées de l'enclos culturel. La fausse conscience et la résignation portée par la littérature québécoise contemporaine, son conformisme, sa soumission aux lois du marché ou aux politiques du moment, les complaisances enfin de ses auteur·es sont bien entendu dénoncéesForteresses et autres refuges (Collection III)
Par Rafaële Germain. 2023
Il y a les souvenirs dont elle a hérité, ces histoires qui lui ont été tellement racontées qu'elles ont fini…
par faire partie intégrante de sa mémoire. Il y a les images floues qu'elle garde de son enfance et les récits à partir desquels elle s'est construite. Il y a aussi les souhaits qu'elle porte, des projections dans le futur qui prennent racine dans son passé. À travers l'histoire des premières années de sa mère et celle de ses dernières semaines, en passant par le souvenir des petits chaperons de toutes les couleurs que son père a imaginés pour elle enfant, Rafaële Germain tente de trouver des réponses à la question : que veut-on garder de ce que le monde a déposé en nous?Écrire pour que tout devienne possible (Essai)
Par Dominique Demers. 2023
Véritable déclaration d'amour à l'écriture, cet ouvrage nous convie à la fête : tout comme la musique, cet art est…
accessible à tous! Riche de cinquante années d'expérience dans le domaine, Dominique Demers entrelace habilement les conseils, confidences, réflexions et anecdotes rigolotes afin de nous donner envie de nous évader grâce à nos claviers. Le bonheur d'écrire est un secret trop bien gardé qu'il est temps de démystifier!Derniers recours: suivi de, Souffler
Par Pierre Ouellet. 2022
On est à bout de souffle. À bout de tout. En manque d'une main qui nous secoure, nous prenne par…
en dessous, nous soulève de terre et nous remette debout. C'est une Voix, en fait, qui vient à notre rescousse : une parole qu'on émet ou qu'on entend au plus profond de soi ou du plus lointain de l'espace-temps, qui nous prend par le bras et ne nous lâche plusCrépuscules admirables: nécrologies (Collection Liberté grande)
Par Thomas Mainguy. 2022
Chaque être qui a commencé à croire en la possibilité de sa mort se réveille dans la mélancolie. Il se…
sent, quelque part au fond de lui-même où loge sa peine écrasante ou sa lucidité sereine, virtuellement dépossédé de ce qu'il est. L'ensemble des nécrologies qui suivent - c'est ainsi que j'appelle ces textes qui traitent d'écrivains disparus - fréquente ces profondeurs crépusculaires, mais avec des antennes permettant aussi d'attraper les clartés qui les pénètrent et parfois les déchirent, au point de nous éblouir admirablementTerry: my daughter's life-and-death struggle with alcoholism
Par George McGovern. 1996
A former senator and onetime presidential candidate's anguished story of his daughter's unhappy life and alcohol-related death. He tries to…
understand and explain her steady, uncontrolled descent into depression and alcoholism, concluding that genetic vulnerability was a key factorWilla Cather (Lives of notable gay men and lesbians)
Par Sharon O'Brien. 1995
Born in 1873, Willa Cather supported herself as a journalist and a teacher before becoming a published novelist and winning…
the Pulitzer Prize for One of Ours (DB 27930). O'Brien, who uses Cather's letters as evidence that she was a lesbian, also discusses the author's intense relationships with other women and her gender-bending practices. For high school and older readersThe blue jay's dance: a birth year
Par Louise Erdrich. 1995
Beginning mid-pregnancy in midwinter New Hampshire, the reflections of poet-novelist Erdrich form a journal of her daughter's birth and first…
year. She observes the rhythms of nature outside her window, of her baby before and after birth, and of her own spirit, which is a synthesis of her Ojibwa and German cultures. Includes recipes for foods with special meaning for her. Some descriptions of sexHistory of the Peloponnesian War
Par Thucydides. 1993
Written in the fifth century B.C. by an Athenian commander, this is a history of the twenty-seven-year conflict between Athens,…
a democratic state and sea power, and the states of the Peloponnese headed by Sparta, a conservative power with an efficient military forceI can hear the cowbells ring
Par Lionel Garcia. 1994
Garcia, whose novels have earned him awards from Southwest and Texas organizations, recalls his childhood in a South Texas Mexican…
American community during the 1950s. With warmth and humor he retells family stories he heard from his grandparents and their children. Reveals a town with very human, and often quirky, charactersCocaine and crack
Par Marilyn Carroll. 1994
Carroll explains that cocaine comes from the coca plant of western South America. She discusses the history of cocaine use;…
describes how it is processed and what the different forms are; and outlines the effects of cocaine, the personal aspects of abusing cocaine and crack, and the efforts that are being made to solve this drug problem. For junior and senior high readersWriting and life
Par Michael Lydon. 1995
A founding editor of Rolling Stone magazine explores the art of writing and realism. He uses excerpts from great literature…
to illustrate how "writing captures life and, like a net thrown 'round a wild beast, writhes and snaps with the unsubdued energy of all it traps." Includes chapters titled "Writing and Thought" and "Writing and the Self." Also has a bibliographyVisiting Mrs. Nabokov and other excursions
Par Martin Amis. 1993
Collection of good-natured essays by the British author of Time's Arrow (RC 33917). Many of the thirty-three works are literary…
interviews, such as the one in the title piece with the devoted widow of Vladimir Nabokov. Amis also delves into popular culture, discussing RoboCop II, Elton John's soccer team, and the Rolling Stones. Some strong language and some descriptions of sexThe bond of sisterhood as experienced by twenty women writers. The complexities of their relationships with their sisters-- love and…
hate, pride and jealousy--are described by women who make a living observing humankind. Some of the bonds include tragedy, but all include unique intimacies. Some strong language and some descriptions of sexThe primary colors: three essays
Par Alexander Theroux. 1994
Celebrations of the three primary colors: red, yellow, and blue. Each essay combines anecdotes, observations, literary references, and everyday associations.…
"Blue is a mysterious color, hue of illness and nobility, the rarest color in nature". Yellow has a thousand meanings from cowardice to third prize to Easter, and is enigmatic. Red is Christmas, cheap whiskey, a child's ball, chorizoOn our own terms: portraits of women business leaders
Par Liane Enkelis. 1995
Interviews with fifteen women who lead large corporations and also have a personal life. The women include the principal chief…
of the Cherokee Nation, the president of two highly successful catalog companies, and the head of one of the world's leading software companiesGoodbye: A first conversation about grief (First Conversations)
Par Megan Madison. 2023
An audiobook edition of the board book about grief, offering adults the opportunity to begin important conversations with young children…
in an informed, safe, and supported way. Developed by experts in the fields of early childhood and activism against injustice, this topic-driven book offers clear, concrete language to introduce the concept of grief. This book aims to normalize the topic of death by discussing what it means and how it feels to experience loss. It centers around several questions that arise about grief and honest, simple ways to answer them. While young children are avid observers and questioners of their world, adults often shut down or postpone conversations on complicated topics because it's hard to know where to begin. Research shows that talking about tough issues from the age of two not only helps children understand what they see, but also increases self-awareness, self-esteem, and allows them to recognize and confront things that are unfair, like discrimination and prejudice. These books offer a supportive approach that considers both the child and the adult. There is simple and interactive text, and the backmatter offers additional resources and ideas for extending this discussionCollection of poems and stories from the Bible, from great authors, and from folklore which Bennett suggests can be used…
for teaching parents, teachers, students, and children about specific virtues. Topics include faith, self-discipline, compassion, responsibility, friendship, work, courage, honesty, and loyalty. Bennett introduces each section. BestsellerThe Aeneid
Par Virgil. 1992
Roman epic based on the legend of Aeneas, the Trojan prince whose descendants were supposed to have founded Rome. Traces…
the ancestry of Julius Caesar to the gods, and makes the greatness of Rome the subject of divine intervention and prophecyBlack ships before Troy: the story of the Iliad
Par Rosemary Sutcliff. 1993
A retelling of the Greek myth. Traces the story of the Trojan War, beginning with the quarrel of three goddesses…
over a golden apple. When Trojan prince Paris persuades the beautiful Helen of Troy to leave her baby and husband to become his wife, her husband pursues her, others take sides, and the war begins. Fighting continues until Troy is destroyed and Paris earns a tragic reward. For grades 5-8 and older readers