Maria Chapdelaine

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Maria Chapdelaine is a romance novel written in 1913 by the Breton writer Louis Hémon, who was then residing in Quebec.^[1] Aimed at young French and Quebec people, the book had been included in school curricula, translated, and has been extensively analyzed and adapted.^[1]

Plot[]

After the man she loves dies suddenly, Maria must choose which of two suitors to marry.^[2] One offers a change to life in the big city, but Maria decides to stay in the countryside.^[3]

Publication[]

Hémon, a journalist, came to rural Quebec to gather ideas for a novel. He supported himself by working on a farm. After hearing various stories from area residents, he wrote a romantic story, basing the character of the heroine on a young woman he had met.^[4] In 1913, he submitted the manuscript for publication; he then left Quebec to travel to western Canada, but was hit by a train and died before learning of his book's success. His book was illustrated by a famous French Canadian painter Clarence Gagnon.

In 1921, the book was translated into English by Andrew McPhail.^[5] A translation by W. H. Blake was published the same year.^[6]

Adaptations[]

The novel has had four film adaptations, two French and two Québécois: in 1934, by Julien Duvivier, with Madeleine Renaud (as Maria Chapdelaine), and Jean Gabin (as François Paradis), partly filmed in Péribonka;^[7] in 1950 by Marc Allégret in a free interpretation of the work called The Naked Heart; in 1984 by Gilles Carle with Carole Laure; and in 2021 by Sébastien Pilote.

The novel has also been adapted as plays, illustrated novels,^[8] radio-novels, and televised series. A 40-page children's version was created in 2004 by Louis Hémon.^[9] Authors have even published continuations of the novel.

The novel has been adapted as an opera in four acts by composer Jim Leonard. It premiered in 2019 in Vernon, BC.

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Wikisource has original text related to this article: Maria Chapdelaine

• Text of Maria Chapdelaine (in French) Project Gutenberg
• Maria Chapdelaine, audio version (in French)
• Maria Chapdelaine Summary
• Maria Chapdelaine public domain audiobook at LibriVox