Next Episode

By Hubert Aquin

Book Overview

First published in l965, Hubert Aquin’s Next Episode is a disturbing and yet deeply moving novel of dissent and distress. As he awaits trial, a young separatist writes an espionage story in the... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0771034717
• ISBN13: 9780771034718
• Release Date: June 2001
• Publisher: New Canadian Library
• Length: 136 Pages
• Weight: 0.20 lbs.
• Dimensions: 7.0" x 0.4" x 4.3"

Customer Reviews

Un livre particulier

Cette oeuvre témoigne bien du côté très particulier de l'auteur en ce qui a trait aux complots. Hubert Aquin a vécu plusieurs traumatismes graves lors de sa jeunesse et cela est réflété dans "Prochain épisode". Il ne s'agit pas d'une oeuvre autobiographique, mais des éléments qui sont pratiquement identiques à la vie de l'auteur jonchent le livre. Dans le même style que Kakfa a écrit "Le Procès", Hubert Aquin nous fait entrer dans un monde ou plusieurs choses ne sont jamais dites, mais seulement présumées. Néanmoins, le roman est intéressant et rempli de belles images. Il faut cependant s'attendre à des envolées poétiques peu agréables de l'auteur qui sort parfois de son rôle de narrateur pour se demander à voix haute "comment terminer ce chapitre". Bref, dans ce roman, chacun peut trouver des éléments qu'il appréciera.

Riveting story - interesting psychological journey

I began reading this book hearing about how difficult it would be. In fact, I had difficulty getting into the first few pages. After going this far, however, I could not put this book down. When you consider the setting for this novel -- a young Quebec separatist in a Montreal psychiatric prison -- the parallels between the character's tale and the character's real-life peril are obvious. This novel provides fantastic insight into the desperation felt during the "Quiet Revolution" of the 1960's.

The voice of 1960s Quebec nationalism

Published in 1965, Prochain Episode was written while the author, a Quebec nationalist, was awaiting trial for possession of a stolen car. The book caused a sensation when it was published and immediately catapulted Aquin into the ranks of the literary ey elite of Quebec. A must read for anyone wanting to understand the profound forces at work in Quebec during the the 1960s.