| Título: | Production, Content, and Uses of Bestselling Books in Quebec |
| Autores: | Martin, Claude; Universite de Montreal |
| Fecha: | 1996-04-01 |
| Publicador: | Canadian Journal of Comumunication |
| Fuente: |
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| Tipo: |
info:eu-repo/semantics/article research-article info:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersion |
| Tema: |
Communication Publishing; Books/Quebec; Production; Content |
| Descripción: | Abstract: This paper aims to show the links between production, content, and audience for bestselling books in Quebec. It integrates communicational, literary, sociological, and economic methodologies. The study found that the bestseller market for books sold in French in Quebec is divided among books from the U.S., France, and Quebec. Quebec's authors and publishers get a share of approximately 40% of the market. Content of bestselling fiction and biographies can be characterized as having a storyline typically built around a struggle for social success. Bestsellers reach nearly half of the population. Women and people with a college education are typical readers of bestsellers. Psychological realism is a strong element in the definition of a "good book.'' Résumé: Nous voulons analyser les liens entre les conditions de production, les contenus et la réception des bestsellers au Québec. À cet effet, nous combinons les approches communicationnelle, littéraire, sociologique et économique. Les livres d'origine étasunienne, française et québécoise se divisent le marché des bestsellers vendus en français au Québec. Les auteurs et les éditeurs québécois obtiennent environ 40% du marché. Le scénario motif le plus fréquent d'un bestseller du type roman ou biographie révèle un conflit centré sur la poursuite du succès d'un point de vue social. Les bestsellers sont lus par près de la moitié de la population. Les femmes et les personnes de scolarité collégiale représentent le principal contingent du lectorat. La définition d'un "bon livre" fait appel au réalisme psychologique. |
| Idioma: | Inglés |
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