Lindy’s Magpie Reads | 20 Best French Canadian Books of the 21st Century #CanLit #WomenInTranslation @lindysmagpiereads | Uploaded August 2024 | Updated October 2024, 2 hours ago.
In this booktube episode I talk about the French Canadian titles nominated for best books of the 21st century
00:00 intro: Best Canadian Books of the 21st Century project
02:24 And the Birds Rained Down by Jocelyne Saucier; translated by Rhonda Mullins 2012 [Il pleuvait des oiseaux 2011]
04:48 Ru by Kim Thuy; translated by Sheila Fischman 2012 [Ru 2009]
06:58 Suzanne by Anaïs Barbeau-Lavalette; translated by Rhonda Mullins 2017 [La Femme qui fuit 2015]
09:00 Kukum by Michel Jean [Innu]; translated by Susan Ouriou 2023 [Kukum 2019]
10:58 Un Thé dans la toundra par Joséphine Bacon [Innu], 2013
11:31 Enfants du lichen par Maya Cousineau Mollen [Innu], 2022
12:02 Les Superbes : une enquête sur le succès et les femmes par Léa Clermont-Dion et Marie-Hélène Poitras
13:04 Griffintown by Marie Hélène Poitras; translated by Sheila Fischman 2016 [Griffintown 2012]
14:04 May Our Joy Endure by Kevin Lambert; translated by Donald Winkler 2024 [Que notre joie demeure, Kevin Lambert, 2022]
16:35 The Return by Dany Laferrière; translated by David Homel 2011 [L’Enigme du retour 2009] - published outside Canada as The Enigma of the Return 2013
17:31 The Party Wall by Catherine Leroux; translated by Lazer Lederhendler 2016 [Le Mur mitoyen 2013]
18:09 Madame Victoria by Catherine Leroux; translated by Lazer Lederhendler 2018 [Madame Victoria 2015]
19:40 Nikolski by Nicolas Dickner; translated by Lazer Lederhendler 2007
20:24 Hunting Houses by Fanny Britt; translated by Susan Ouriou and Christelle Morelli 2017 [Le Cheval d’août 2015]
21:43 Jerusalem: Chronicles from the Holy City by Guy Delisle; translated by Helge Dascher 2012, 2015, 2020
22:48 The Song of Roland [Paul à Quebec] by Michel Rabagliati; translated by Helge Dascher 2009
24:22 Songs for the Cold of Heart by Eric Dupont; translated by Peter McCambridge 2018 [La fiancée américaine 2012] - published in the US as The American Fiancée 2020
25:32 For Sure by France Daigle; translated by Robert Majzels 2013 [Pour sûr 2011]
26:34 My digression into francophone accents and dialects
30:30 The Dishwasher by Stéphane Larue; translated by Pablo Strauss 2019 [Le Plongeur 2016]
31:41 La Maison d’oubli, Reine de memoire #1 par Élisabeth Vonarberg 2005
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Other mentions:
Jolene @BookwormAdventureGirl
The 67 Best Canadian Books of the 21st Century
youtu.be/Z2dkguNlyFs
@bouquinsbooks Elisabeth’s top ten Canadian books of the 21st century youtu.be/w2djH_EIsU0?si=MJMxQbZezfltSuJ3
@JennieJohnston Jennie Johnston Deciding my top ten Canadian books:
youtu.be/TT8LWm9Z0EI?si=_g-x9LLO42IFk0bq
@canadareadsamericanstyle Rebecca of Canada Reads American Style picked Suzanne by Anaïs Barbeau Lavalette as one of her top ten Canadian books: youtube.com/live/xlr0MXHlZ9o?si=qYXtVCMgpDPBhBlD
You Will Love What You Have Killed by Kevin Lambert; translated by Donald Winkler
The Future by Catherine Leroux; translated by Susan Ouriou
The Maerlande Chronicles [Chroniques du pays des mères] by Élisabeth Vonarberg
In this booktube episode I talk about the French Canadian titles nominated for best books of the 21st century
00:00 intro: Best Canadian Books of the 21st Century project
02:24 And the Birds Rained Down by Jocelyne Saucier; translated by Rhonda Mullins 2012 [Il pleuvait des oiseaux 2011]
04:48 Ru by Kim Thuy; translated by Sheila Fischman 2012 [Ru 2009]
06:58 Suzanne by Anaïs Barbeau-Lavalette; translated by Rhonda Mullins 2017 [La Femme qui fuit 2015]
09:00 Kukum by Michel Jean [Innu]; translated by Susan Ouriou 2023 [Kukum 2019]
10:58 Un Thé dans la toundra par Joséphine Bacon [Innu], 2013
11:31 Enfants du lichen par Maya Cousineau Mollen [Innu], 2022
12:02 Les Superbes : une enquête sur le succès et les femmes par Léa Clermont-Dion et Marie-Hélène Poitras
13:04 Griffintown by Marie Hélène Poitras; translated by Sheila Fischman 2016 [Griffintown 2012]
14:04 May Our Joy Endure by Kevin Lambert; translated by Donald Winkler 2024 [Que notre joie demeure, Kevin Lambert, 2022]
16:35 The Return by Dany Laferrière; translated by David Homel 2011 [L’Enigme du retour 2009] - published outside Canada as The Enigma of the Return 2013
17:31 The Party Wall by Catherine Leroux; translated by Lazer Lederhendler 2016 [Le Mur mitoyen 2013]
18:09 Madame Victoria by Catherine Leroux; translated by Lazer Lederhendler 2018 [Madame Victoria 2015]
19:40 Nikolski by Nicolas Dickner; translated by Lazer Lederhendler 2007
20:24 Hunting Houses by Fanny Britt; translated by Susan Ouriou and Christelle Morelli 2017 [Le Cheval d’août 2015]
21:43 Jerusalem: Chronicles from the Holy City by Guy Delisle; translated by Helge Dascher 2012, 2015, 2020
22:48 The Song of Roland [Paul à Quebec] by Michel Rabagliati; translated by Helge Dascher 2009
24:22 Songs for the Cold of Heart by Eric Dupont; translated by Peter McCambridge 2018 [La fiancée américaine 2012] - published in the US as The American Fiancée 2020
25:32 For Sure by France Daigle; translated by Robert Majzels 2013 [Pour sûr 2011]
26:34 My digression into francophone accents and dialects
30:30 The Dishwasher by Stéphane Larue; translated by Pablo Strauss 2019 [Le Plongeur 2016]
31:41 La Maison d’oubli, Reine de memoire #1 par Élisabeth Vonarberg 2005
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Other mentions:
Jolene @BookwormAdventureGirl
The 67 Best Canadian Books of the 21st Century
youtu.be/Z2dkguNlyFs
@bouquinsbooks Elisabeth’s top ten Canadian books of the 21st century youtu.be/w2djH_EIsU0?si=MJMxQbZezfltSuJ3
@JennieJohnston Jennie Johnston Deciding my top ten Canadian books:
youtu.be/TT8LWm9Z0EI?si=_g-x9LLO42IFk0bq
@canadareadsamericanstyle Rebecca of Canada Reads American Style picked Suzanne by Anaïs Barbeau Lavalette as one of her top ten Canadian books: youtube.com/live/xlr0MXHlZ9o?si=qYXtVCMgpDPBhBlD
You Will Love What You Have Killed by Kevin Lambert; translated by Donald Winkler
The Future by Catherine Leroux; translated by Susan Ouriou
The Maerlande Chronicles [Chroniques du pays des mères] by Élisabeth Vonarberg
