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  • Banner image with rosy pink watercolour background and text reading Excerpt Nights too Short to Dance by Marie-Claire Blais. Open Book logo bottom left, book cover for Nights too Short to Dance on the right
    Banner image with rosy pink watercolour background and text reading Excerpt Nights too Short to Dance by Marie-Claire Blais. Open Book logo bottom left, book cover for Nights too Short to Dance on the right
    November 21, 2023

    Excerpt from Nights Too Short to Dance by the Late French Canadian Literary Icon Marie-Claire Blais

    Marie-Claire Blais was known for her fiery writing, her passionate representation of the French Canadian experience, and her fearless literary voice. Over 70 years, she became an icon of Quebec, Canadian, ...

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