Sacré Blues invites readers on an unsentimental tour of Quebec’s vibrant society beyond headlines and referendums. From rural francophone festivals to Montreal’s hockey fever, it peels back stereotypes to reveal daily life, eccentric traditions and hidden communities.

Travel writer Taras Grescoe meets playwrights, entrepreneurs and cultural figures—Michel Tremblay, Charles Taylor and UFO enthusiasts—to explore Quebec’s complex ties with France and the United States. Along the way, poutine, snowmobiles and sitcoms offer quirky insights.

Inside this journey

• Expatriate cafés in Paris
• Country & western gatherings in Mauricie
• Montreal Canadiens game analysis
• Profiles of artists, entrepreneurs and settlers

Witty and incisive, this book captures the heart of contemporary Quebec—its traditions, contradictions and enduring spirit on North America’s cultural frontier.

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