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. Aimed at young French and Quebec people, the book had been included in school curricula, translated, and has been extensively analyzed and adapted.
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Plot
After the man she loves dies suddenly, Maria must choose which of two suitors to marry. One offers a change to life in the big city, but Maria decides to stay in the countryside.
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