Description
| Product ID: | 9781108418089 |
| Product Form: | Hardback |
| Country of Manufacture: | GB |
| Title: | A History of Canadian Fiction |
| Authors: | Author: David Staines |
| Page Count: | 318 |
| Subjects: | Literary studies: c 1800 to c 1900, Literary studies: c 1800 to c 1900 , Literary studies: c 1900 to c 2000, Literary studies: fiction, novelists and prose writers, Literary reference works, Literary studies: from c 1900 -, Literary studies: fiction, novelists & prose writers, Literary reference works, Canada, English |
| Description: | Select Guide Rating The first one-volume history of Canadian fiction covering its growth and development from earliest times to the present day. Recounting the struggles and the glories of this burgeoning area of investigation, it explains Canada's literary growth alongside its remarkable history. A History of Canadian Fiction is the first one-volume history to chart its development from earliest times to the present day. Recounting the struggles and the glories of this burgeoning area of investigation, it explains Canada''s literary growth alongside its remarkable history. Highlighting the people who have shaped and are shaping Canadian literary culture, the book examines such major figures as Mavis Gallant, Mordecai Richler, Alice Munro, Margaret Atwood, Michael Ondaatje, and Thomas King, concluding with young authors of today whose major successes reflect their indebtedness to their Canadian forbearers. |
| Imprint Name: | Cambridge University Press |
| Publisher Name: | Cambridge University Press |
| Country of Publication: | GB |
| Publishing Date: | 2021-08-05 |