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Intimate Dialogues
Born in Montreal, H?l?ne Rioux has published six novels as well as short stories and poetry. Nominated four times for Governor General's Awards, she has won the Grand Prix litt?raire of the Journal de Montr?al, the Prix de la Soci?t? des ?crivains canadiens, the Prix France-Qu?bec and the QSPELL award for translation. She is also a translator from English to French. She has translated fifteen novels by Lucy Maud Montgomery as well as works by Bernice Morgan and Yann Martel. She lives in Montreal and the Laurentians.
67 pages, Paperback
First published September 16, 2002
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December 19, 2022
Un breve libro que como bien nos adelanta su tÃtulo, encuadra una serie de diálogos entre una pareja, estos diálogos inteligentes y genuinos nos transporta al mundo ordinario y hogareño, ingenioso, contradictorio y a veces patético que surge cuando dos personas deciden llevar una vida en conjunto para enfrentar el mundo y luchar contra la monotonÃa que amenaza con hundirlos hasta el fin de sus dÃas.
April 17, 2012
This was a beautiful book, picked up on a whim while shelving at the library.
A collection of ten short scenarios that span years in the lives of a middle class couple, dealing with issues of mundane and intense importance. Two focus on choosing a vacation hotspot, one on the decision to have children, another on what color to paint the bathroom and still others on sexual positions and disagreements over possible pets.
The books is simple and yet so rich. The reader is privy to the little things that niggle and slowly wear down a relationship. The vignettes ring surprisingly true, and the book, while at times humorous, also produces a slight ache in the reader - this is what the death of love feels like. This is how passion expires. This is the part of ever after that rots in little disagreements, storms into the other room, slams doors, seethes and sulks.
Definitely worth reading.
A collection of ten short scenarios that span years in the lives of a middle class couple, dealing with issues of mundane and intense importance. Two focus on choosing a vacation hotspot, one on the decision to have children, another on what color to paint the bathroom and still others on sexual positions and disagreements over possible pets.
The books is simple and yet so rich. The reader is privy to the little things that niggle and slowly wear down a relationship. The vignettes ring surprisingly true, and the book, while at times humorous, also produces a slight ache in the reader - this is what the death of love feels like. This is how passion expires. This is the part of ever after that rots in little disagreements, storms into the other room, slams doors, seethes and sulks.
Definitely worth reading.
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