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Mount, Nicholas J. (Nicholas James), 1963-
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Canadian literature -- 20th century -- History and criticism.
Authors, Canadian -- 20th century -- Biography.
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Mount, Nicholas J. (Nicholas James), 1963-
Canadian literature -- 20th century -- History and criticism.
Authors, Canadian -- 20th century -- Biography.
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Arrival : the
story
of
CanLit
/ Nick Mount.
by
Mount, Nicholas J. (Nicholas James), 1963-
House of Anansi Press, 2017.
Call #:
819.09 M928a
Subjects
Canadian literature -- 20th century -- History and criticism.
Authors, Canadian -- 20th century -- Biography.
ISBN:
9781770892217 (hc.)
Alternate title:
Story
of
CanLit
Story
of Canadian literature
Description:
373 p., [32] p. of plates : ill. ; 24 cm.
Bibliography:
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Summary:
"In the mid-twentieth century, Canadian literature transformed from a largely ignored trickle of books into an enormous cultural phenomenon that produced Margaret Atwood, Alice Munro, Michael Ondaatje, Mordecai Richler, and many others. Writer and critic Nick Mount answers the question: What caused the
CanLit
Boom? The
story
of Canada's literary awakening. Enlightening mini-biographies of the people who made it happen, from superstars Leonard Cohen and Marie-Claire Blais to lesser-known lights like the troubled and impassioned Harold Sonny Ladoo. The underground exploits of the blew ointment and Tish gangs; revolutionary critical forays by highbrow academics; the blunt-force trauma of our plain-spoken backwoods poetry; and the urgent political writing that erupted from the turmoil in Quebec. Nick Mount is a professor of English literature at the University of Toronto"--Provided by publisher.
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