One of Canada's major twentieth-century writers, Anne Hébert has followed a markedly original path in her work. The author of two of the masterpieces of modern Canadian writing, the cycle of poems entitled Le Tombeau des rois (first published in 1...

GERMAN CAR giant BMW last night hoped to sell Rover to a controversial venture capital company "within days" after declaring that a rival consortium had no financial backing. Senior managers at the motor manufacturer said that the Phoenix consortium, led by the former...

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