Maria Chapdelaine

Louis Hémon (1880 - 1913)
Translated by W. H. Blake (1861 - 1924)

Maria Chapdelaine is one of the most famous French Canadian novels. It is the love story of Maria Chapdelaine, daughter of a peasant family in the Saguenay-Lac-St-Jean region of Quebec, in the 1900s. It is often seen as an allegory of the French Canadian people, describing simple joys and great tragedies, the bonds of family, the importance of faith, and the strength of body and spirit needed to endure the harshness of life in Canada's northern wilderness. (Summary by Kim S and Sarah Jennings)

Genre(s): General Fiction, Romance

Language: English

Section Chapter Reader Time
Play 01 01 - Peribonka Kim S
00:27:33
Play 02 02 - Home in the Clearing Kim S
00:17:29
Play 03 03 - Francois Passes By Jc Guan
00:14:45
Play 04 04 - Wild Land Luigina
00:20:52
Play 05 05 - The Vows Luigina
00:28:28
Play 06 06 - The Stuff of Dreams Annise
00:14:57
Play 07 07 - A Meager Reaping ernieBob
00:05:09
Play 08 08 - Entrenched Against Winter Lucy Burgoyne (1950 - 2014)
00:12:17
Play 09 09 - One Thousand Aves Leni
00:19:14
Play 10 10 - Straying Tracks Sarah Jennings
00:21:05
Play 11 11 - The Interpreter of God Leni
00:11:48
Play 12 12 - Love Bearing Gifts Leni
00:27:55
Play 13 13 - Love Bearing Chains Lucy Burgoyne (1950 - 2014)
00:17:48
Play 14 14 - Into the Deep Silence Luigina
00:30:49
Play 15 15 - That We Perish Not Luigina
00:31:26
Play 16 16 - Pledged to the Race Varra Unreal
00:01:27