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    Twohundredandfourpoems

    By Roger Des Roches

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    Translated by award-winning author Antonio D’Alfonso, this collection presents four books by prolific Quebec writer Roger Des Roches. Considered by many scholars and critics to be one of the founders of modernity in Quebec, Des Roches’ writings span more than four decades and have acted as a source of inspiration for an entire generation of Quebec writers. {Guernica Editions}
    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherGuernica
    Release dateJan 1, 2011
    ISBN9781550715927
    Twohundredandfourpoems
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    Roger Des Roches

    Poet and novelist Roger Des Roches, born in 1950 in Trois-Rivières and presently residing in Montreal, has published more than thirty books. He is a multi-award winner — including le Grand prix du Festival international de poésie de Trois-Rivières 2001 for Nuit, penser — and has twice been a finalist for the Governor General’s Award.

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