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Oh Canada! Oh Quebec! Requiem for a Divided Country is a book by Canadian novelist Mordecai Richler. Published in 1992, it parodied the evolution of language policy in Quebec, and spoofed the Canadian province of Quebec's language laws that restrict the use of the English language.
4.6 12 ratings. See all formats and editions. The gloves are off where Mordecai Richler and Quebec sovereignty are concerned. With a sure satirical eye, Richler -- himself a Quebecer -- takes a look at what he calls "the western world's goofiest and most unnecessary political crisis."
O Canada" (French: Ô Canada) is the national anthem of Canada. The song was originally commissioned by Lieutenant Governor of Quebec Théodore Robitaille for the 1880 Saint-Jean-Baptiste Day ceremony; Calixa Lavallée composed the music, after which French-language words were written by the poet and judge Sir Adolphe-Basile Routhier .
1 de ene. de 2001 · 285 ratings30 reviews. A humorous look at Quebec's movement toward independence from Canada, remarking upon the Draconian language laws imposed on English-speaking Quebecois, the economic problems posed by the movement, and the troubles with blind nationalism.
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5 de may. de 1992 · A humorous look at Quebec's movement toward independence from Canada, remarking upon the Draconian language laws imposed on English-speaking Quebecois, the economic problems posed by the movement, and the troubles with blind nationalism.
Summary: Takes a satirical swipe at a political crisis - the independence movement and language laws in the author's native province of Quebec, Canada. "Tongue-troopers", Francophone vigilantes search for illegal English-language signs and politicians push their case to the brink of absurdity.
