Event Date From: 25 September 2008
Event Date To: 26 September 2008
Venue: Fondation Maison des sciences de l’homme
Event Details: The purpose of this conference is to explore how two novels, Bonheur d’occasion by Gabrielle Roy and Two Solitudes bby Hugh macLennan, which have left a profound mark on anglophone and francophone literature in Canada, have been translated and received in other cultures. Published in 1945 and grounded in the major themes of the period — war, poverty, and the uncertain communications between nations — both books rapidly gained critical and commercial success. Their authors were honoured by prestigious literary awards. Hugh MacLennan and Gabrielle Roy received the Governor General’s Award in Canada, and Gabrielle Roy was also awarded the Prix Femina in France. Hundreds of thousands of copies of both books were sold in Canada, North America and France. Offering fresh perspectives to readers in a turbulent world, both books rapidly found their way through translation into other languages (Czech, Danish, Dutch, German, Japanese, Norwegian, Romanian, Slovak, Spanish, Swedish, Russian
).
Email: rltcuniv@yorku.ca
Website: http://www.arts.yorku.ca/welcome/documents/ColloqueBonheurdoccasion_TwoSolitudes.pdf
