Category: Literature Essays
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Québec French vs French from France: Invisible Linguistic Borders in Literature
What happens when a French reader discovers Quebec literature? An exploration of language, slang, translation, and francophone identity.
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Work Analysis: Limited Knowledge, Liberated Voice—Education, Religion and Narrative in Le Torrent and Lettres d’une Péruvienne
What happens when knowledge is controlled and the world is kept at a distance? This analysis explores how isolation, religion, and education shape two literary voices.
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Making a Wikipedia Page: Jungle Child by Sabine Kuegler (Literary Analysis)
A story found in a street book exchange in southern France led me to create a Wikipedia-style literary analysis of Jungle Child. This project explores identity, cultural duality, and the quiet fractures of globalization.
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Literary Essay: Shantaram by Gregory David Roberts
A powerful literary analysis of Shantaram, where crime, travel, and identity intertwine. My final and highest-graded essay in a three-part academic series.
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Literary Essay: Norferville by Franck Thilliez
A crime in the far North of Québec, Canada, an investigation shaped by isolation, and a story that raises deeper questions about representation and authorship. This literary essay on Norferville was produced during a difficult time when writing simply meant keeping up.
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Literary Essay: The Little Prince by Antoine de Saint-Exupéry
My first university literature essay analysing The Little Prince by Antoine de Saint-Exupéry, exploring its universal message and global journey across languages.
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Literature Essays and Creative Writing at 33: A Bilingual Academic Journey at Université TÉLUQ
At 33, I returned to university to pursue my passion for literature, French literature, and creative writing. This blog shares my bilingual essays in French (original) and English (my translations) created for my classes at Université TÉLUQ. I also reflect on adult learning, share insights for anyone thinking about going back to school later in…