Thirty Acres

by Ringuet

Book Overview

One of the most important books to come out of Quebec, Thirty Acres traces the course of one man's life as he enters into the age-old rhythms of the land and of the seasons. At the same time, it is a... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0771094167
• ISBN13: 9780771094163
• Release Date: January 2009
• Publisher: New Canadian Library
• Length: 329 Pages
• Weight: 0.75 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 5.1" x 7.6"

Customer Reviews

Amazing!

This book was on the required reading list for a university course I took on Canadian history here in the States. I absolutly fell in love with this book! Its an amazing story of history and family and can really represent Quebec life during the first quarter or so of the 20th century. I am doing a report on this for my French class and hope to someday be proficent enough in French to be able to read it in its original language.

Good Reasons for Reading 30 Acres

Perspectives on sweeping social change in rural Quebec and insights into early 20th-century farm life in Quebec and French-Canadian points of view make this book an excellent document for historical inquiry. I personally found this book most rewarding, however, for its views on the relations between parents and children. The journey of the book's central character from his role as family builder and provider toward a position of increasing irrelevance is particularly poignant.

Brilliant sociological view of Quebec

Beautiful sociological view of Quebec a century ago--traceslife of a family from rural Quebec to its sad decline. Excellentfor use in history of Quebec classes.