{"product_id":"the-blue-books-paperback","title":"The Blue Books - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eNicole Brossard\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eNicole Brossard's lucid, subversive and innovative work on language has influenced an entire generation of readers and writers. But three of her seminal works of postmodernism and feminism have been lost to us for years. \u003ci\u003eThe Blue Books\u003c\/i\u003e brings them back.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003e A Book\u003c\/i\u003e: A novel about a novel; five characters in search of a narrative, a narrative in search of an author. Brossard's first novel, and a key work in Canadian postmodernism. \u003ci\u003eTurn of a Pang\u003c\/i\u003e (\u003ci\u003eSold-out\u003c\/i\u003e in French): Quebec's 1943 Conscription Crisis and the 1970 War Measures Act weave together to form the texture of a woman's life. \u003ci\u003eFrench Kiss\u003c\/i\u003e: a celebration of the energy of women and language in the face of the male authorities of Montreal politics and the physical authority of the printed (and bound) word.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Blue Books\u003c\/i\u003e collects these three long-out-of-print, groundbreaking Brossard titles, in their original Coach House Press English translations (\u003ci\u003eA Book\u003c\/i\u003e by Larry Shouldice, \u003ci\u003eTurn of a Pang\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eFrench Kiss \u003c\/i\u003eby the acclaimed Patricia Claxton). Don't be blue: these Brossard classics are back \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 352\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1.13 x 8.32 x 6.06 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e April 19, 1999\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51771658141984,"sku":"9781552451205","price":19.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0974\/9764\/5344\/files\/3eb1897c2fe6c9ae4ed6da698129b205.webp?v=1780390492","url":"https:\/\/ebocreations.com\/products\/the-blue-books-paperback","provider":"The E-Book Oasis LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}