Ha!: A Self-Murder MysteryMcGill-Queen's Press - MQUP, 2003 M10 7 - 864 pages On 15 March 1977, with his wife's consent, celebrated writer and former terrorist Hubert Aquin blew his brains out on the grounds of a Montreal convent school. Shocked by this self-murder, a filmmaker friend feels compelled to understand why Aquin killed himself - and discovers, at the heart of the tragedy, an unforgettable love story. A "documentary fiction" - a category which includes In Cold Blood and The Executioner's Song - HA! is a seminal work that reinvents the audio-visual revolution of the last century. Interweaving photographs, documents, and images with testimony from Aquin's friends and contemporaries, Aquin himself, and the writers and artists who influenced him, this intriguing novel takes the reader on a Joycean tour of a metropolis in the midst of political and cultural turmoil. |
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... gave her Mandy to hold while I went to call.” Holding tightly on to Mandy, Mademoiselle Jutras uses the in-house ... gave me the school's address and I gave it to the policeman. And then he wanted the phone number and there was no phone ...
... gave her Mandy to hold while I went to call.” Holding tightly on to Mandy, Mademoiselle Jutras uses the in-house ... gave me the school's address and I gave it to the policeman. And then he wanted the phone number and there was no phone ...
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... gave each week at the Université de Québec in Montréal, Hubert Aquin had been effectively out of work since his His companion Andrée told us with- out a trace of bitterness in her voice: break with La Presse. He died unemployed and ...
... gave each week at the Université de Québec in Montréal, Hubert Aquin had been effectively out of work since his His companion Andrée told us with- out a trace of bitterness in her voice: break with La Presse. He died unemployed and ...
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... gave him? ... A leather-bound copy of Neige Noire. sheppard: What was his reaction? andrée: He was very touched – at least he seemed to be. sheppard: So what happened between his announcement in September 1976 and his suicide in March ...
... gave him? ... A leather-bound copy of Neige Noire. sheppard: What was his reaction? andrée: He was very touched – at least he seemed to be. sheppard: So what happened between his announcement in September 1976 and his suicide in March ...
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... on the Place Jacques Cartier in Old Montréal. We had a super dinner that cost $85. Afterwards he gave me the $7,000 he owed me. The rest he spent on a trip to Europe. 36 The Trip to Europe sheppard: When did he decide.
... on the Place Jacques Cartier in Old Montréal. We had a super dinner that cost $85. Afterwards he gave me the $7,000 he owed me. The rest he spent on a trip to Europe. 36 The Trip to Europe sheppard: When did he decide.
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