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Canadian literature is often divided into French- and English-language literatures, which are rooted in the literary traditions of France and Britain, respectively. The earliest Canadian narratives we
Gabrielle Roy was a notable French Canadian author.
Poet Charles G. D. Roberts belonged to an informal group known as the Confederation Poets.
Short story writer Alice Munro won the Nobel Prize in Literature in 2013.
Author Margaret Atwood has suggested that during the 1970s Canadian literature was still looking for a national identity.
Margaret Atwood
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Margaret Eleanor Atwood is a Canadian novelist, poet, literary critic, and inventor. Since 1961, she has published 18 books of poetry, 18 novels, 11 books of nonfiction, nine collections of short fict
Canadian literature
…Moreover, their books often dealt with survival and the rugged Canadian environment; these themes re-appear in other Canadian works, including Margaret Atwood's Survival. Moodie and Parr Trail's sister, Agnes Strickland, remained in England and wrote elegant royal biographies, creating a stark contrast between…
Atwood attending a reading at the Eden Mills Writers' Festival in September 2006
A member of the political action group The Handmaid Coalition