Extraordinary Canadians Rene Levesque Paperback by Daniel Poliquin

Product Details

• Publisher: Penguin Canada (2013-09-03)
• Language: English
• Paperback: 240 pages
• ISBN-13: 9780143170822
• Item Weight: 181.44 grams
• Dimensions: 7.7 x 5.0 x 0.6 cm

Straightforward and unprepossessing, René Lévesque was the most unlikely leader. Yet his charisma affected even those who disliked his political aims. Born into a Quebec dominated by the Catholic Church, rural values, and anglophone control of business, he was part of the 1960s Quiet Revolution that saw the province become a secular society bent on economic success—and political independence. A journalist, war reporter, and television host, Lévesque channelled his communication skills into a political career that encompassed the most tumultuous periods in Canadian history. And in 1980, as founder of the Parti Québécois, he held a referendum that permanently altered the country’s political landscape. Acclaimed novelist and translator Daniel Poliquin offers a unique portrait of Lévesque the man and politician, at once affectionate, critical, and incisive.

About the Author

DANIEL POLIQUIN is an award-winning author whose books include The Secret Between Us, nominated for the Giller Prize, and In the Name of the Father: An Essay on Quebec Nationalism. He worked as a simultaneous translator in the House of Commons and is a noted literary translator. A member of the Order of Canada, he lives in Ottawa.