'Scenes d'enfants', a novel on the art of the theatre

Scenes d'enfants, Normand Chaurette's only novel, is read here as a reflect ion on the art of contemporary theatre. The central character is an author in the middle of writing a play that he intends to direct on the stage whil e combining it with reality. The playwriting principles often humorously se t out in the novel help define and illuminate aspects of Normand Chaurette' s work for the theatre.