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Hubert Aquin

Born

in Montréal, Canada

October 24, 1929

Died

March 15, 1977

Genre

Literature & Fiction, Nonfiction

Influences

Paracelse, Gustave Flaubert, Jorge Luis Borges, Vladimir Nabokov, Jame ...more

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Hubert Aquin was a Quebec novelist, political activist, essayist, filmmaker and editor.

Aquin graduated from the Université de Montréal in 1951. From 1951 to 1954, he studied at the Institut d'études politiques in Paris. On his return to Montreal worked for Radio-Canada from 1955 until 1959.

From 1960 to 1968, Aquin was active in the movement for Quebec independence. He was an executive member of the first independentist political party, the Rassemblement pour l'indépendance nationale (1960–1969). In 1964, he announced that he was going "underground" to work for independence through terrorism; he was arrested shortly thereafter and detained for four months in a psychiatric hospital. It was there that he wrote his first novel, Prochain épisode ...more

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	Next Episode by Hubert Aquin, Jean-Louis Major (Afterword), Sheila Fischman (Translator) 3.36 avg rating — 788 ratings — published 1965 — 19 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	L'invention de la mort 3.54 avg rating — 103 ratings — published 2001 — 3 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Trou de mémoire 3.53 avg rating — 90 ratings — published 1968 — 6 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Neige Noire 3.58 avg rating — 74 ratings — published 1974 — 7 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Antiphonary 3.62 avg rating — 37 ratings — published 1969 — 5 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Journal, 1948-1971 3.80 avg rating — 10 ratings — published 1992	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Blocs Erratiques: Textes (1948-1977) 4.11 avg rating — 9 ratings — published 1982 — 5 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Les Sables Mouvants / Shifting Sands 3.29 avg rating — 7 ratings — published 2009	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Récits et nouvelles. Tout est miroir liked it 3.00 avg rating — 4 ratings — published 1998	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Mélanges littéraire II 3.50 avg rating — 2 ratings — published 1995 — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars

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“Cuba coule en flammes au milieu du lac Léman pendant que je descends au fond des choses.”
― Hubert Aquin

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“Tuer confère un style à l'existence. C'est ce possible continuellement présent qui, par son insertion inavouable dans la vie courante, injecte à celle-ci le tonus sans quoi elle se résume à une reptation asthénique et à l'interminable expérimentation de l'ennui.”
― Hubert Aquin, Next Episode

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“Le suicide. Noirceur, nuit blanche, point d'ombre, jour mort. Le suicide supprime ce qui suit, ce qui succède, ce qui menace, ce qui allait venir. Conséquences fatales ne viendront jamais sanctionner leurs causes, ni rectifier la logique des choses. Ce qui se paie restera impayable. Ce qui suit ne suivra plus. Les lendemains éclatent soudain dans une poussière d'impossibilité. Vraiment, le suicide est une grande invention: et je défie qui que ce soit.”
― Hubert Aquin, Journal, 1948-1971

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