{"product_id":"la-sagouine-antonine-maillet-9780864928689","title":"La Sagouine","description":"\u003cp\u003eThe premise is deceptively simple: a dirt-poor charwoman and former prostitute leans on her mop and tells her life story. But what a story  As she reminisces and rants, telling stories about herself, her friends and neighbours, the priest and his church, and every other aspect of life in her village, she is actually telling the story of Acadie.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eMore than 30 years after its first publication in English, and five years since Wayne Grady completed this new translation, \u003ci\u003eLa Sagouine\u003c\/i\u003e is available in this new, updated edition. Faithfully interpreting Antonine Maillet's distinctive text, Wayne Grady brings out the cultural richness of the language as well as La Sagouine's strength of character and irrepressible humour.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eLa Sagouine\u003c\/i\u003e launched the careers of both Antonine Maillet and the actress Viola L ger. With sales of over 100,000 copies, it brought the existence of Acadian literature to a wide and admiring audience.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Antonine Maillet\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0864928688\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780864928689\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Goose Lane Editions\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 11\/17\/2015\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 142\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.45lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.40h x 5.50w x 0.40d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReview Citation(s): \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eForeword\u003c\/i\u003e 02\/29\/2016","brand":"Antonine Maillet","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":43926675521791,"sku":"9780864928689","price":18.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/products\/img_dd0c7f11-a64e-41e4-aafc-a9c9cf1c021b.jpg?v=1681084396","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/la-sagouine-antonine-maillet-9780864928689","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}