Temporary Happiness - Temporary Happiness

...French descent. Her novels, "A Momentary Happiness" (1945) and "The Banker Alexandre Chenebert" (1955), which depict the joys and sorrows of ordinary people in Montreal during World War II, made her a well-known author. Her other works include the short story collections "The Place Where the Sheep Roost" (1950) and "The Rue Deschambeau" (1955), both based on her native Manitoba, as well as the novel "The Secret Mountain" (1961), set in the Canadian Arctic, and the short story collection "The River That Knows No Rest" (1970), all of which are highly regarded as masterpieces. ...

*Some of the terminology explanations that refer to "fleeting happiness" are listed below.

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…フランス系。第2次大戦下のモントリオールの庶民の哀歓を描いた小説《かりそめの幸福》(1945)と，《銀行員アレクサンドル･シェヌベール》(1955)が彼女の文名を高からしめた。ほかに生地マニトバ州に材をとった短編小説集《鷭（ばん）の巣くう所》(1950)，《デシャンボー通り》(1955)や北極カナダを舞台にした小説《秘密の山》(1961)，短編小説集《休むことを知らぬ川》(1970)など，いずれも珠玉の作品として評価が高い。…

※「《かりそめの幸福》」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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