Canada Reads

Canada Reads is an annual "battle of the books" competition organized and broadcast by Canada's public broadcaster, the CBC.

Le combat des livres 2004

Radio-Canada, the French-language service of CBC, aired a French version of Canada Reads entitled Le combat des livres from March 29 to April 2, 2004. It was moderated by Marie-France Bazzo.

Related Topics:
French-language - March 29 - April 2 - Marie-France Bazzo

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The books selected for Le combat des livres and their respective champions were:

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• L'histoire de Pi by Yann Martel, the French version of Life of Pi, championed by singer Louise Forestier
• La petite fille qui aimait trop les allumettes by Gaétan Soucy, championed by filmmaker and actor Micheline Lanctôt
• Une histoire américaine by Jacques Godbout, championed by union activist Gérald Larose
• Un dimanche à la piscine à Kigali by Gil Courtemanche, championed by environmentalist and writer Laure Waridel
• La servante écarlate by Margaret Atwood, the French version of The Handmaid's Tale, championed by lawyer and professor Julius Grey

The winning title was Un dimanche à la piscine à Kigali by Gil Courtemanche.

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