퀘벡 현대시의 개척자 안 에베르의 대표적인 시집 ≪왕들의 무덤≫과 ≪언어의 신비≫를 엮었다. 억압받고 학대받은 퀘벡 여성들의 고독과 소외를 강렬한 언어로 노래한다. 소설과는 또 다른 모습의 안 에베르를 만날 수 있다.
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목차 ≪왕들의 무덤(Le tombeau des rois)≫ 샘물가에서 깨어나 ·················3 빗속에서 ·····················5 커다란 샘물들 ··················7 낚시꾼들 ·····················9 손 ·······················11 작은 절망 ····················13 밤 ·······················14 새소리 ·····················16 작은 도시들 ···················18 목록 ······················21 낡은 그림 ····················24 깡마른 소녀 ···················26 축제를 대신해 ··················29 기껏해야 담장 하나 ················31 닫힌 방 ·····················34 숲 속의 방 ····················37 점차 더 좁게 ··················40 그대 발길을 돌려라 ················42 어느 가련한 죽음 ·················44 정원에 우리 두 손을 ················46 분명 누군가 있다 ·················48 세상의 이면 ···················50 성(城)에서의 삶 ·················53 고난의 골짜기에서 구르다 ·············55 풍경 ······················57 비단 소리 ····················58 왕들의 무덤 ···················60
≪언어의 신비(Myst?re de la parole)≫ 언어의 신비 ···················67 빵의 탄생 ····················71 하루의 연금술 ··················76 장미가 바람에 실려 오길 ··············81 나는 땅이요 물이니라 ···············83 눈[雪] ······················86 눈먼 계절 ····················87 도시의 봄 ····················89 지혜는 내 팔을 부러뜨렸다 ·············92 살해당한 도시 ··················95 설익은 큰 덕목들 ·················98 수태 고지 ····················99 너무도 좁은 곳에서 ···············100 이브 ······················102 사로잡힌 신들 ··················106
해설 ······················109 지은이에 대해 ··················121 옮긴이에 대해 ··················125