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News from the North.
Ellis, Sarah – Horn Book Magazine, 1984
Discusses three novels in English by Canadian authors Brian Doyle, Devin Major, and Jan Truss. (FL)
Descriptors: Adolescent Literature, Authors, Canadian Literature, Characterization
Yves Theriault: Mourir en sa propre saison (Yves Theriault: Dying in His Own Season).
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Poulin, Gabrielle – Canadian Modern Language Review, 1984
An author posthumously thanks a fellow Canadian novelist for his inspiration, through an allegory of Theriault's imaginary world and the strange and colorful season of "Indian Summer," the season in which Theriault died. (MSE)
Descriptors: Authors, Canadian Literature, Death, Fiction
"The Ancient Mariner Experience": An Interview with Margaret Atwood.
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McElroy, James – Writing on the Edge, 1993
Presents an interview with author Margaret Atwood about teaching writing, her experience of writing, and Canadian literature. (SR)
Descriptors: Authors, Canadian Literature, Higher Education, Interviews
Davies the Manipulator of "The Salterton Trilogy."
Tedford, Barbara W. – 1990
Some critics of Robertson Davies' three novels that comprise the Salterton trilogy, "Tempest-Tost" (1951), "Leaven of Malice" (1954), and "A Mixture of Frailties" (1958) complain of their creaky novelistic machinery, suggesting that they merely show an essayist, or journalist, becoming a novelist. These three novels,…
Descriptors: Audience Awareness, Authors, Canadian Literature, Characterization
News from the North.
Ellis, Sarah – Horn Book Magazine, 1984
Describes and reviews the science fiction works of Canadian writer Monica Hughes and discusses how her writing reflects the concerns of Canadian culture. CRH)
Descriptors: Adolescent Literature, Authors, Biographies, Book Reviews
Readings in Canadian Native Studies.
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Price, John A. – Wicazo Sa Review, 1986
After noting that Canadian and American scholars virtually ignore each other in the field of Native Studies, this paper summarizes sources of information for anyone interested in Canadian Native studies. The introduction mentions university programs and departments, newspaper coverage of Native issues, number of books and monographs published per…
Descriptors: American Indian Culture, American Indian Education, American Indian History, American Indian Studies