Montreal-based hero a study in hierarchy

PAUL III OF MONTREAL by Christian-Eric Falardeau ISBN 1-55369-564-X

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"Humans need a way to measure themselves against their peers in order to create command hierarchies and determine their place in society," says Montreal author Christian-Eric Falardeau of his new release PAUL III OF MONTREAL. "Revolutions act on this need, constantly renewing social models, acting like kidneys, bringing new blood to the top."

Falardeau points out that societies are based on arbitrary rules, and only through some sort of revolution can these rules be changed (whether it be large- or small-scale). During these revolutions leaders will emerge, often acting as scapegoats for the population as a whole.

PAUL III OF MONTREAL uses this theme as a backdrop for the evolution of one very gifted man as he rises high in his society and how he and the world around him relate to each other.

"The fact that people are constantly measuring themselves against their peers (not necessarily openly or even knowingly) to determine who is 'better' has always fascinated me," says Falardeau. "This is a normal process whereby one determines his or her true place in society. It is interesting to watch this process play itself out in day-to-day life."

Falardeau's aim is to show readers how important social status has become in our society. "In professional sport, for example, winning is everything. If people loved the game for the game itself, and not the result, absurd salaries would never be allowed to be paid," says Falardeau. "In society, people should start to observe themselves in order to better understand their true motivations and their associated emotions."

Christian-Eric Falardeau was born in 1968 on a little farm near the village of Beaudry, now part of Rouyn-Noranda, in Abitibi-Temiscamingue (north-west of Quebec). In 1990 he graduated from Sherbrooke University with a degree in computer science, embarked on a career as a programmer analyst and, later on, became a software development manager. He retired from the industry in March 2002.

Paul III of Montreal
by Christian-Eric Falardeau
311 pages; paperback; $19.95 US ($29.95 CDN)
published by Trafford Publishing
ISBN 1-55369-564-X