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Leaving Home
by
David French
This is David French's first play and the first part of what has come to be known as the Mercer Series. Leaving Home tells the story of a Newfoundland family that has emigrated and lost all sense of its place in the world. Nominated for the Chalmers Award, Leaving Home is a classic in Canadian drama.
Paperback, 108 pages
Published
March 3rd 2002
by House of Anansi Press
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My review of David French's Leaving Home:
I find it very interesting that I came across two Canadian poets who died in the last year [now 2010]: David French and PK Page. Both of these poets were renowned in areas of literature that I was unfamiliar with, but still I find myself liking and enjoying both their works. I have to admonish that I don't know much about plays and how they're written and what makes them great. Also, keep in mind that I've never watched Leaving Home on stage and therefore...more
I find it very interesting that I came across two Canadian poets who died in the last year [now 2010]: David French and PK Page. Both of these poets were renowned in areas of literature that I was unfamiliar with, but still I find myself liking and enjoying both their works. I have to admonish that I don't know much about plays and how they're written and what makes them great. Also, keep in mind that I've never watched Leaving Home on stage and therefore...more
I read this play in high school because my teacher was from Newfoundland and I absolutely hated it. I thought it was, overall, very boring and I was forced to play the patriarch Jacob due to my chunkiness which made me resent the play even more.
Read for a potential comparison to Anne Hébert's Le temps sauvage for uni.
It was an interesting family dynamic, but oh boy, the ending felt like another harsh kick after you're already down.
It was an interesting family dynamic, but oh boy, the ending felt like another harsh kick after you're already down.
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I recall this being a very good book and play....
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