Yellow-Wolf & Other Tales of the Saint Lawrence

Yellow-Wolf & Other Tales of the Saint Lawrence

Author: Philippe Aubert de Gaspé

Publisher: Vehicule Press

Published: 1990

Total Pages: 164

ISBN-13:

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These fireside tales, now translated for the first time, were originally published posthumously in 1893. Brierley's introduction and annotations provide fascinating insights into the life and times of one of the fathers of Canadian literature.


The Quebec Anthology

The Quebec Anthology

Author: Matt Cohen

Publisher: University of Ottawa Press

Published: 1997-10-17

Total Pages: 440

ISBN-13: 0776617214

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The Quebec Anthology: 1830-1990 provides a complete overview of the Quebec short story from its beginnings to the 1990s and offers a unique opportunity for English readers to discover the essence of this fascinating literature. In addition, a detailed biography of each author and an assessment of each story's place in the larger canvas of Quebec literature are included.


Bitter Feast

Bitter Feast

Author: Denys Delâge

Publisher: UBC Press

Published: 1993

Total Pages: 420

ISBN-13: 9780774804516

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‘A strange and gripping tragedy’ is how Brian Moore has described the seventeenth-century confrontation of Europeans and Amerindians in his compelling novel, Black Robe. In Bitter Feast, sociologist an dhistorian Denys Delage takes a fresh look at the struggle underlying the meeting of two civilizations on the North American continent. Both civilizations had strongly developed economic, religious, and cultural traditions. Each had something to give and something to learns, and yet one was to emerge as a powerful new force, while the other was to be shaken to its foundations. ‘The race to accumulate capital drove European shipes to teh shores of northeastern North America,’ writes Delage, ‘brining into contact two civilizations--one on the brink of Industrial Revolution, the other still in the Stone Age.’ When the first Europeans arrived, the continent’s population was as great as that of Europe. Until this time, Amerindians had rarely lacked food, and had traded widely on foot and by water for the commodities they desired. Caught in the web of an unequal trading relationship where furs were exchanged for fish hooks and faith, Amerindian civilization in northeastern North America faced a challenge that set the pattern for future generations. Finally available in English, this award-winning book presents a provocative world-system analysis of European coilonization in North America as well as a sobering account of the impact that this colonization had on native peoples. It will be of interest tooanyone looking for new ways of understanding the continent’s early history--the legacy of which still has implications today.


Who's Who of Canadian Women, 1999-2000

Who's Who of Canadian Women, 1999-2000

Author: Gillian Holmes

Publisher: University of Toronto Press

Published: 1999-06-01

Total Pages: 1194

ISBN-13: 9780920966556

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Who's Who of Canadian Women is a guide to the most powerfuland innovative women in Canada. Celebrating the talents and achievement of over 3,700 women, Who's Who of Canadian Women includes women from all over Canada, in all fields, including agriculture, academia, law, business, politics, journalism, religion, sports and entertainment. Each biography includes such information as personal data, education, career history, current employment, affiliations, interests and honours. A special comment section reveals personal thoughts, goals, and achievements of the profiled individual. Entries are indexed by employment of affilitation for easy reference. Published every two years, Who's Who of Canadian Women selects its biographees on merit alone. This collection is an essential resource for all those interested in the achievements of Canadian women.


The Governor General’s Literary Awards of Canada

The Governor General’s Literary Awards of Canada

Author: Andrew David Irvine

Publisher: University of Ottawa Press

Published: 2018-11-27

Total Pages: 419

ISBN-13: 0776627414

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The definitive bibliography of Canada’s Governor General’s Literary Awards Alice Munro, Michael Ondaatje, Margaret Atwood, Antonine Maillet, Carol Shields, Marie-Claire Blais, Gilles Vigneault... For over three quarters of a century, the Governor General’s Literary Awards have been instrumental in recognizing many of Canada’s best authors, illustrators and translators. The result is impressive: between 1936 and 2017, 705 titles have been recognized with this prestigious award. With careful attention to detail, Andrew Irvine presents the history and evolution of the Awards and extols their importance for the careers of authors, illustrators and translators, as well as for the development of Canada’s national literature. The heart of the book contains the first comprehensive bibliography of the awards, including the first list of winning books organized according to their historically correct award categories; information about five books wrongly omitted from previous lists of winning titles; detailed information about award ceremonies, film adaptations and jury members; and other key information. This is a seminal work that belongs on the shelf of every scholar and every lover of Canadian literature. This book is published in English. - Une bibliographie incontournable des Prix littéraires du Gouverneur général du Canada Alice Munro, Margaret Atwood, Antonine Maillet, Carol Shields, Marie-Claire Blais, Michael Ondaatje, Gilles Vigneault... Les écrivains canadiens sont depuis longtemps encensés sur la scène nationale comme à l’échelle mondiale, et les Prix du Gouverneur général jouent un rôle clé dans la reconnaissance de certains de nos meilleurs auteurs, illustrateurs et traducteurs. La liste est impressionnante : ce prestigieux prix a récompensé 705 oeuvres entre 1936 et 2017. Avec un souci minutieux au détail, Andrew Irvine présente l’histoire et l’évolution des Prix et vante leurs vertus indispensables à la carrière des écrivains et des traducteurs ainsi que dans l’élaboration d’une littérature nationale au Canada. Cette bibliographie est la toute première recension complète des Prix littéraires du Gouverneur général et donne des renseignements détaillés au sujet des cérémonies, des adaptations cinématographiques, des membres des jurys ainsi que d’autres informations clés. Le livre présente aussi une copie exhaustive et exacte de données bibliographiques tirées d’archives, une première dans le monde de l’édition. En somme, une référence incontournable. Ce livre est publié en anglais.


Canada's Storytellers | Les grands écrivains du Canada

Canada's Storytellers | Les grands écrivains du Canada

Author: Andrew David Irvine

Publisher: University of Ottawa Press

Published: 2021-03-24

Total Pages: 1100

ISBN-13: 0776628054

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For over three-quarters of a century, the Governor General’s Literary Awards have been awarded annually in a variety of evolving categories. Fifteen Governors General have served as their patron. The impressive list continues to grow apace: between 1936 and 2018, the awards recognized 719 books in English and French and have been presented to 580 authors, illustrators, and translators. This beautifully illustrated bilingual compendium presents the biographies of all 580 award laureates, many accompanied by stunning archival portraits. This is the final instalment in Andrew Irvine’s remarkable and comprehensive research into what has become a touchstone of Canada’s literary culture. Together with Canada’s Best and The Governor General’s Literary Awards of Canada: A Bibliography, this work provides readers with a definitive overview of this literary prize. By itself, Canada’s Storytellers is an invaluable reading companion for anyone wanting to be introduced to many of our most influential authors, illustrators, and translators working in both French and English over the past decades. It belongs on the shelf of every enthusiast of Canadian literature. Bilingual edition.


Stone Voices

Stone Voices

Author: Keibō Ōiwa

Publisher: Vehicule Press

Published: 1991

Total Pages: 222

ISBN-13:

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With the bombing of Pearl Harbour in December 1941, all persons of Japanese descent were declared 'enemy aliens.' Their assets were seized and most of the Japanese Canadian population was relocated or sent to internment camps. Stone Voices is a selection of memoirs, diaries, and letters written by four Issei, the first generation of Japanese to settle in Canada. "I devoured these stories in one hungry afternoon of reading...as I read, I ranged through discomfort, old sadness, nostalgia, admiration, tenderness, pride, and anger as I was taken back to look again with the help of these additional perspectives, into the secrets and intimacies of my childhood." - Joy Kogawa


Encyclopedia of Frontier Literature

Encyclopedia of Frontier Literature

Author: Mary Ellen Snodgrass

Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA

Published: 1999

Total Pages: 564

ISBN-13: 9780195133189

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This comprehensive new survey of the literary traditions and distinctively American character of this popular genre presents a timely reference that allows readers to experience the myriad creative responses evoked by the promise of the new frontier. 36 illustrations.