La Chasse Galerie: Légendes Canadiennes

The most famous French-Canadian legend takes flight in this collection of supernatural tales from the late 19th century. At its heart is the story of Joe, a cook in a lumber camp, who recalls a New Year's Eve when a group of daring men made a devil's bargain: they would sail through the frozen night sky in a cedar canoe to visit their sweethearts, all because they could not bear another year away from home. The catch: if any of them spoke the devil's name during the journey, they would belong to him forever. What follows is a exhilarating, terrifying ride through the Quebec night, where the men experience the thrill of flight and the agony of wanting what they cannot quite touch. Beaugrand, himself a former lumberjack and journalist, weaves humor, adventure, and genuine poignancy into these tales of men who dared to challenge the boundaries between the human and the supernatural.