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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... possible (and perhaps laughable) comprehension is and will be our last form of union – if indeed we are united by even that much. The night is long. You are cold, so am I. But we will hold out, each in our own way, until the dawn ...
... possible (and perhaps laughable) comprehension is and will be our last form of union – if indeed we are united by even that much. The night is long. You are cold, so am I. But we will hold out, each in our own way, until the dawn ...
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... :32 p.m. Perhaps Andrée believes that I am “blocked” à propos my possible divorce! Alas, yes: but the sum of $700 to be paid right away for my divorce dismayed me! That I hold myself stretched out on the bed, as motionless.
... :32 p.m. Perhaps Andrée believes that I am “blocked” à propos my possible divorce! Alas, yes: but the sum of $700 to be paid right away for my divorce dismayed me! That I hold myself stretched out on the bed, as motionless.
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... possible, a description of the sexual organs. Sartre himself regretted very much not having done so in his biography of Flaubert. andrée: Sartre can regret whatever he wants; me, I am not going to speak about Hubert's genitals. I don't ...
... possible, a description of the sexual organs. Sartre himself regretted very much not having done so in his biography of Flaubert. andrée: Sartre can regret whatever he wants; me, I am not going to speak about Hubert's genitals. I don't ...
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... possible. For me, you are my whole life; for me, life is you. Even if life were a terrible disappointment for me, even if I were to disconnect myself from life, it would suffice for me that you be there, that I continue to love you ...
... possible. For me, you are my whole life; for me, life is you. Even if life were a terrible disappointment for me, even if I were to disconnect myself from life, it would suffice for me that you be there, that I continue to love you ...
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... possible. And then, quite near the end, you might be able to write ten lines that are really good. For, contrary to what people think, verses are not simply feelings – they are experiences. For the sake of a single verse, you need to ...
... possible. And then, quite near the end, you might be able to write ten lines that are really good. For, contrary to what people think, verses are not simply feelings – they are experiences. For the sake of a single verse, you need to ...
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