Maurice Dufault, Vice-Principal

By Marguerite Primeau
Translated by Maureen Ranson

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ISBN 1-55238-163-2
170 pp.
5" x 7"

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About the Book

Francophone writers from the West are extremely rare, and with the exception of Georges Bugnet, or perhaps Gabrielle Roy, no French language writer has captured the essence of this region better than Marguerite Primeau.
Maurice Dufault, Vice Principal modestly recounts the life of a high school vice principal in a small Alberta town in 1954, though its wider context is the universal question of the nature of human existence. In this way the book is a classic novel, and its themes of the outsider and the struggle against alienation are portrayed with a subtle, yet tenacious power, representing a significant addition to the Canadian canon. In Maurice Dufault, Primeau brings to life our human frailty through a wonderfully understated reflection on life and death.

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About the Author

Marguerite Primeau was born in 1914 in Saint Paul, Alberta, where she began her career teaching in rural schools. She has lived in France and Italy though she earned her Masters of Arts in French from the University of Alberta. Moving to Vancouver in 1954, she later became Associate Professor Emerita of the UBC French department, having lived on the West Coast for more than 25 years.
Maureen Ranson was born in Spirit River, Alberta, and has a masterís degree in French Literature from the University of Calgary. She has been a freelance translator/editor/writer since 1986.

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