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In his vivid portrayals of human drama in prewar Quebec, Hugh MacLennan focuses on two individuals whose love increases the prejudices that surround them until they discover that "love consists in this, that two solitudes protect, and touch and greet each other."

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Canada should stage a coming-of-age party this year. We have produced two novels of the full stature of manhood [including] Hugh MacLennan's Two Solitudes ... Here is the substanceof Canada, her countryside, her cities, her conflicting cultures, and, above all, her people. The Canadian Forum /// "Two Solitudes is the most impressive book that comes within my range this year ... The general theme of the meeting of the two cultures is excellent." The University of Toronto Quarterly

Two Solitudes

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    A Paperback / softback by Hugh MacLennan

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      Publisher McGill-Queen's University Press
      Published 1 June 2018
      ISBN-13 9780773524927
      978-0773524927
      ISBN-10 0773524924

      Description

      Book Synopsis
      In his vivid portrayals of human drama in prewar Quebec, Hugh MacLennan focuses on two individuals whose love increases the prejudices that surround them until they discover that "love consists in this, that two solitudes protect, and touch and greet each other."

      Trade Review
      Canada should stage a coming-of-age party this year. We have produced two novels of the full stature of manhood [including] Hugh MacLennan's Two Solitudes ... Here is the substanceof Canada, her countryside, her cities, her conflicting cultures, and, above all, her people. The Canadian Forum /// "Two Solitudes is the most impressive book that comes within my range this year ... The general theme of the meeting of the two cultures is excellent." The University of Toronto Quarterly

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