René Lévesque. Marguerite Paulin

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      Illustration: Francine Auger

      René Lévesque, 1922–1987

      Archeves nationales du Québec

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       Marquerite Paulin

      Marguerite Paulin is host and producer of a radio program in Montreal on which she interviews writers. She holds a doctorate, has been a lecturer for ten years at McGill University, and has also taught CEGEP. She has published fiction and essays and has written three other biographies for XYZ’s “Les grandes figures” series: Félix Leclerc, Louis-Joseph Papineau, and Maurice Duplessis.

       The translator: Jonathan Kaplansky

      Jonathan Kaplansky works as a literary translator in Ottawa; he completed Master’s degrees in Translation at the University of Ottawa and in French Language and Literature at McGill. He has translated work by Hélène Rioux, Robert Dickson, Sylvie Massicotte, and Hervé Dumont and also translated the biography Samuel de Champlain: Father of New France for the Quest Library series.

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      René Lévesque

      

MARGUERITE PAULIN

       René Lévesque

      

CHARISMATIC LEADER

      Copyright © 2003 Marguerite Paulin and XYZ éditeur

      English translation copyright © 2004 Jonathan Kaplansky and XYZ Publishing.

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       National Library of Canada Cataloguing in Publication

      Paulin, Marguerite, 1955-

      René Lévesque : charismatic leader

      (The Quest library ; 23)

      Translation of: René Lévesque : une vie, une nation.

      Includes bibliographical references and index.

      ISBN 1-894852-13-3

      1. Lévesque, René, 1922–1987. 2. Québec (Province) – History – Autonomy and independence movements. 3. Parti québécois. 4. Québec (Province) – Politics and goverment – 1976–1985. 5. Prime ministers – Québec (Province) – Biography. 6. Journalists – Québec (Province) – Biography. I. Title. II. Series: Quest library ; 23.

      FC2925.1.L5P3813 2004 971.4’04’092 C2004-941416-X

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      Chronology: Michèle Vanasse

      Index: Darcy Dunton

      Layout: Édiscript enr.

      Cover design: Zirval Design

      Cover illustration: Francine Auger

      Photo research: Michèle Vanasse

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