La thématique de la souffrance dans l’œuvre de Marie-Claire Blais
The theme of suffering in the work of Marie-Claire Blais

Summary/Abstract: This article aims to analyze the theme of suffering as it is illustrated in the work of Marie-Claire Blais in general and then to study it in the novel ”Soifs” (1995). Our study will show how this novel displays a universe marked by illness, violence, fear, injustice. The writer stages various characters: children, young people, artists, the rich and the poor. They all feel the misery and the social injustice of the world they live in. We will also observe how, through the characters’ thoughts, Marie-Claire Blais tackles several subjects concerning our world: the condition of women, the marginalization of homosexuals, racism.

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