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Kamouraska (Magill’s Survey of American Literature, Revised Edition)

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Kamouraska is generally considered Hébert's finest novel. Certainly it is her most complex. It is based on a historical event: the murder in December, 1839, of Achille Taché, Seigneur de Kamouraska. The crime was committed not far from where the author's grandmother lived, and the murdered man was a distant relative of Hébert's mother. In her novel, Hébert changed the name of Achille Taché to Antoine Tassy. However, much of her novel is derived from family discussions she heard during childhood.

The story begins in Quebec at the home of Jérôme Rolland. It is told...

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