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The Immaculate Conception

Gaétan Soucy

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#4907 of 8,085 books · #407 in Horror

Shortlisted for the Giller Prize (2006).

In 1920s Montreal, 75 parishoners die one terrible night at the hands of an arsonist. Among the survivors are Remouald, whose nightmarish, repressed childhood memories cause him constant turmoil; Seraphon, his invalid father who holds a self-destructive secret; and schoolteacher Clementine Clement, who obsesses in solitude over past tragedies, unrequited passions, and the grim suspicion that something is woefully amiss with a group of young boys in her class. Gaetan Soucy applies his trademark vivid language, bracing wit, and fearless insight to this compelling story of horror and hope.

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Publisher
House of Anansi
ISBN-13
9780887847363
Topics
Trauma and repressed memoryTragedy and lossSecrets and guilt

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