A harrowing pathology of the soul, Mad Shadows centres on a family group: Patrice, the beautiful and narcissistic son; his ugly and malicious sister, Isabelle-Marie; and Louise, their vain and uncomprehending mother. These characters inhabit an amoral universe where beauty reflects no truth and love is an empty delusion. Each character is ultimately annihilated by their own obsessions.
Acclaimed and reviled when it exploded on the Quebec literary scene in 1959, Mad Shadows initiated a new era in Quebec fiction.
- ISBN10 0771098677
- ISBN13 9780771098673
- Publish Date June 1991
- Publish Status Out of Print
- Out of Print 8 November 2009
- Publish Country CA
- Imprint McClelland & Stewart Inc.
- Format Paperback (A-Format (178x111 mm))
- Pages 132
- Language English