Cities of birth.(Short story) From: Queen's Quarterly | Date: December 22, 2005| Author: | COPYRIGHT 2005 Queen's Quarterly. This material is published under license from the publisher through the Gale Group, Farmington Hills, Michigan.  All inquiries regarding rights should be directed to the Gale Group.Copyright information

I want to tell you my city's tale. I'm on the top floor of a new building downtown. From my balcony, I survey the city. Here is the river, here the Jacques Cartier bridge. In the distance, the hills of Mt Saint-Bruno. At the other end, curved like a question mark, the Olympic Stadium.

I want to tell you my city's tale. Neither hymn nor celebration. A city that encompasses all others.

I had just turned nineteen when I first saw the streets and roofs of Paris, a city only just emerging from war, from the occupation, from everything that had stripped it of its essence. In ...

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