Translated into seven languages, Kamouraska won the Paris book prize and was made into a landmark feature film by Claude Jutra. A classic of Canadian literature by the great Québecoise writer, Kamouraska is based on a real nineteenth-century love-triangle in rural Quebec. It paints a poetic and terrifying tableau of the life of Elisabeth d'Aulnières: her marriage to Antoine Tassy, squire of Kamouraska; his violent murder; and her passion for George Nelson, an American doctor. Passionate and evocative, Kamouraska is the timeless story of one woman's destructive commitment to an ideal love.
Customer Reviews
Review Summary: Wonderfully written
Date: 2002-08-13
Details: Having to read this book for a school assignment, I was pretty sure that I would not enjoy it. But surprisingly enough, I did. This is not only a romance novel, it is a true tale of suspense. And even though the main character does not make moral choices, you feel for her and understand why she makes those choices.
Review Summary: Surprisingly spellbinding
Date: 2002-02-23
Details: I was unsure how I would react to this book, having heard mixed reviews. Once started, it drew me in. It's a gripping tale of passion. A good deal of this novel is told in dreams and using stream of conciousness--so it is not light reading. However, piecing it together is well worth the effort. Join Elisabeth in her tale of despair, murder, and abandonment....
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