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The Influence of a Book (French: L'influence d'un livre) is a novel by the Canadian writer Phillipe-Ignace François Aubert du Gaspé, first published in 1837. It is considered to be the first French Canadian novel, and although the book was not well received initially, it has come to be recognized as a major landmark in Canadian literature. It is the tale of Charles Amand's quest for gold. Between alchemy, the courtship of his daughter Amélie, the legend of Rose Latulipe and the murder of the peddler Guilmette, there is a satirical theme aimed at spiritual poverty in Quebec.

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  • L'Influence d'un livre, aussi publié ultérieurement dans une version tronquée sous le titre du Le chercheur de trésors, est un ouvrage rédigé par Philippe-Ignace-François Aubert de Gaspé. Il est considéré comme le premier roman de la littérature québécoise. (fr)
  • The Influence of a Book (French: L'influence d'un livre) is a novel by the Canadian writer Phillipe-Ignace François Aubert du Gaspé, first published in 1837. It is considered to be the first French Canadian novel, and although the book was not well received initially, it has come to be recognized as a major landmark in Canadian literature. It is the tale of Charles Amand's quest for gold. Between alchemy, the courtship of his daughter Amélie, the legend of Rose Latulipe and the murder of the peddler Guilmette, there is a satirical theme aimed at spiritual poverty in Quebec. The Influence of a Book, an English language translation by Claire Rothman, was published in 1993 and won the John Glassco Translation Prize in 1994. (en)
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  • L'Influence d'un livre, aussi publié ultérieurement dans une version tronquée sous le titre du Le chercheur de trésors, est un ouvrage rédigé par Philippe-Ignace-François Aubert de Gaspé. Il est considéré comme le premier roman de la littérature québécoise. (fr)
  • The Influence of a Book (French: L'influence d'un livre) is a novel by the Canadian writer Phillipe-Ignace François Aubert du Gaspé, first published in 1837. It is considered to be the first French Canadian novel, and although the book was not well received initially, it has come to be recognized as a major landmark in Canadian literature. It is the tale of Charles Amand's quest for gold. Between alchemy, the courtship of his daughter Amélie, the legend of Rose Latulipe and the murder of the peddler Guilmette, there is a satirical theme aimed at spiritual poverty in Quebec. (en)
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  • L'Influence d'un livre (fr)
  • The Influence of a Book (en)
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