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Country Canada Pages 328 pp. ISBN 9781551990811 Subject Québec | 3.7/5 Goodreads Publication date 2000 Originally published 2000 Genre Non-fiction Publisher McClelland & Stewart | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Sacré Blues: An Unsentimental Journey Through Quebec is a non-fiction book, written by Canadian writer Taras Grescoe, first published in 2000 by Macfarlane Walter & Ross. In the book, the author narrates his candid recollections of moving to Quebec in 1996. in describing "the rituals, eccentricities and customs of his new home", Kathryn Wardropper, award administrator for the Edna Staebler Award said, "It may infuriate some, but it is a landmark book that portrays the challenges and opportunities for modern Quebec."
Awards and honours
Sacré Blues received the 2001 "Edna Staebler Award for Creative Non-Fiction".
References
Sacré Blues Wikipedia(Text) CC BY-SA