Some
general links to Canadian Literature or "CanLit":
The
Giller Prize
Prize awarded to the best Canadian novel or short
story collection. Past winners include:
M.G. Vassanji for The Book of Secrets,
Rohinton
Mistry for A Fine Balance, Margaret Atwood
for Alias Grace, Mordecai Richler for Barney's
Version, Alice Munro for The Love of a Good
Woman
MARGARET
LAURENCE
Author of A Jest of God, The Diviners,
The Stone Angel. One of "les grandes dames"
of contemporary Canadian literature.
LUCY
MAUDE MONTGOMERY
Best known for her series of books about Anne of Green
Gables and Emily of New Moon. Ms. Montgomery wrote a
total of 20 novels and numerous collections of poetry
and short stories.
FARLEY MOWATT
I've as yet to find a decent website for Mowatt, but
feel he deserves mention.
ALICE
MUNRO
My favorite short story writer. This is a very good
fan page with numerous links. Updated regularly.
MICHAEL ONDAATJE
Most popularly known for The English
Patient and Anil's Ghost.
Check out his other writing.
Richard
Van Camp
"Richard Van Camp is a member of the Dogrib (Tlicho)
Nation from Fort Smith, NWT, Canada. Richard is the
author of two children's books with the Cree artist,
George Littlechild, A Man Called Raven and What's the
Most Beautiful Thing You Know About Horses?, with Children's
Book Press, a novel, The Lesser Blessed, and a collection
of his finest short stories, Angel Wing Splash Pattern
with Kegedonce Press."
GUY
VANDERHAEGHE
Won Governor General's Literary Award for The
Englishman's Boy. His book Last
Crossing is CBC's choice for Canada Reads
2004.
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