The Day is Dark

by Marie-Claire Blais and Blais

Published 30 May 1985
BOTH NOVELLAS ARE INFORMED BY BLAIS'S DISTINCTIVE STREAM OF CONSCIOUSNESS STYLE AND HER CREATION OF SHADOWY LANDSCAPES PEOPLED BY HIGHLY DRAMATIC CHARACTERS. THE DAY IS DARK IS A STORY ABOUT DEATH AND FINALLY WELCOME THE TRAGIC END THAT SEEMS THEIR DESTINY. THREE TRAVELLERS IS A CLASSIC LOVE TRIANGLE - WE ENTER THE INNER WORLD OF A PLAYWRIGHT AND HIS WIFE WHO ARE BOTH ENCHANGED BY A BRILLIANT PIANIST.