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Chargement... Into the Heart of the Countrypar Pauline Holdstock
   Actuellement, il n'y a pas de discussions au sujet de ce livre.  Rdra1962 | Aug 1, 2018 | 
 The reader may feel, however, that they are only skimming the surface of this survival. Though poetic, there is not a lot of depth given to the story, with more time given to descriptions of the area than to the relationships between the characters and their attempts to overcome the difficulties of life at the fort....Quill & Quire called this book “a disappointing historical portrait, beautifully written” and I have to concur. With Molly Norton playing an important part in this story, Holdstock had the opportunity delve deeply into the story of the Aboriginal women who resided at Prince of Wales Fort. Unfortunately she often veers off course. Their motivations and struggle to survive are not explored as well as they could have been. Beautiful writing aside, the reader is left wanting more of the characters and their relationships.  The novel shines in its portrayal of the day-to-day hardships of early Canadians and the lush descriptions of landscape. Unfortunately, Holdstock documents the experiences of many of the men who lived in the fort, taking the focus off of Molly, the most interesting figure in the novel. The passages detailing the workings of the fort are more appropriate for a textbook than a novel. The activities of the characters are recounted rather than dramatized, and their motivations and emotions are never explored or fleshed out. The result is a disappointing historical portrait, beautifully written.  Holdstock’s writing moves seamlessly between her research and her polished storytelling of people, landscape and grief. These are familiar preoccupations, but she continues to make them compelling and rich. What is most compelling about Into the Heart of the Country is its openness toward authenticity. The novel isn’t entirely historically accurate, nor does it pretend or claim to be. Instead, the novel skirts that conflicted debate and portrays the multitude of stories, the possibilities of voices involved in Native Canadian history and the development of the Hudson’s Bay Company. Borrowing from Eco’s outlook on the historical novel, Holdstock manages to recreate the real events so they may be better understood, without simply reinterpreting those events and facts. Prix et récompensesListes notables
a haunting tale of the white men and aboriginal women who founded northern Canada. Aucune description trouvée dans une bibliothèque |
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 Google Books — Chargement...GenresClassification décimale de Melvil (CDD)813.54Literature English (North America) American fiction 20th Century 1945-1999Classification de la Bibliothèque du CongrèsÉvaluationMoyenne: (3.75)
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My only concern was feeling a bit removed from the characters, I just didn't feel really engaged all the time. Otherwise an interesting read!
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