''Thirty Acres'' (french: Trente arpents) is a novel by

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writer

Philippe Panneton Philippe Panneton (or Joseph-Philippe Panneton, pseudonym Ringuet, which was his mother's maiden name; April 30, 1895 – December 28, 1960) was a Canadian physician, academic, diplomat and writer. Born in Trois-Rivières, Quebec, he received a de ...

, published under the pen name Ringuet."Trente Arpents"
at

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. 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 The 1940 Governor General's Awards for Literary Merit were the fifth rendition of the Governor General's Awards The Governor General's Awards are a collection of annual awards presented by the Governor General of Canada, recognizing distinction ...

. It is considered one of the most important works in

Quebec literature This is an article about literature in Quebec. 16th and 17th centuries During this period, the society of New France was being built with great difficulty. The French merchants contracted to transport colonists did not respect their end of t ...

, and one of the most important exemplars of the ''

roman du terroir The ''roman du terroir'' (rural novel) was strongly present in French Quebec literature from 1846 to 1945. It had as its goal the celebration of rural life during a period of rapid industrialization. The clergy and the state encouraged this type of ...

'' genre. The novel traces the life of Euchariste Moisan, a rural farmer in

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. The novel's English edition remains in print as part of the

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series.

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* 1938 Canadian novels Governor General's Award-winning fiction books Canadian French-language novels New Canadian Library {{Canada-novel-stub