Kamuraska

…He is known as a symbolist poet, with his poetry collections The Balanced Dream (1942) and Tombs of the Kings (1953), but he is also highly regarded as a novelist and short story writer. His novel Kamouraska (1970), based on a murder case that took place in 19th century Quebec, attracted widespread attention and was made into a film (1973, directed by C. Jutra). Many of his works have been translated into English, and he has a large readership among British Canadians. …

*Some of the terminology referenced in "Kamuraska" is listed below.

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…詩集《均衡のとれた夢》(1942)や《王たちの墓》(1953)の象徴派風詩人として知られるが，小説家あるいは短編作家としても評価が高い。19世紀ケベックに起こったある殺人事件に材を取った小説《カムラスカ》(1970)は広く話題を呼び，映画化(1973,C.ジュトラ監督)された。作品は多く英訳され，イギリス系カナダ人にも読者が多い。…

※「《カムラスカ》」について言及している用語解説の一部を掲載しています。

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