Thirty Acres

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Thirty Acres (French: Trente arpents) is a novel by Canadian writer Philippe Panneton, published under the pen name Ringuet.[1] First published in French in 1938, it was published in an English translation in 1940 and won the Governor General's Award for Fiction at the 1940 Governor General's Awards.[1] It is considered one of the most important works in Quebec literature,[1] and one of the most important exemplars of the roman du terroir genre.

Thirty Acres
AuthorRinguet
Original titleTrente arpents
TranslatorFelix Walter, Dorothea Walter
LanguageEnglish
Genrefiction
Publication date
1938 (French)
1940 (English)
1940 (German)
Publication placeCanada
Media typePrint (hardback & paperback)

The novel traces the life of Euchariste Moisan, a rural farmer in Quebec.[1]

The novel's English edition remains in print as part of the New Canadian Library series.

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