L'âne de Carpizan ou l'évêque volant de Raymond Goulet
premier récit satirique transgenre québécois (1957)
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https://doi.org/10.33137/pbsc.v57i0.34419Abstract
This article is the first-ever study on the Quebec novel L’âne de Carpizan ou L’évêque volant and its author, Raymond Goulet (1931-1991), a performance artist, dancer, and choreographer originally from Rivière-du-Loup. The novel was self-published by Goulet in 1957 and had fallen into obscurity until recently. In contrast with other literary works of its time, L’âne de Carpizan stands out as a brazen satirical piece that imagines homosexuality and transidentity positively and is, as far as we know, the first Canadian literary work in which the protagonist undergoes gender affirming surgery. In their study, the authors examine Goulet’s life and the circumstances surrounding the publication of his first and only novel, as well as the novel’s editorial history. In the first part of the article, following a synopsis of L’âne de Carpizan, they present the results of their investigation into the novel’s publication, distribution, and reception. In the second part, they recount the events of Raymond Goulet’s life and all-too-brief writing career.
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