Margaret Laurence and Jack McClelland, Letters

Margaret Laurence and Jack McClelland, Letters
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Publisher : University of Alberta
Total Pages : 697
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ISBN-10 : 9781772123937
ISBN-13 : 1772123935
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Book Synopsis Margaret Laurence and Jack McClelland, Letters by : Laura K. Davis

Download or read book Margaret Laurence and Jack McClelland, Letters written by Laura K. Davis and published by University of Alberta. This book was released on 2018-05-18 with total page 697 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Margaret Laurence and Jack McClelland—one of Canada’s most beloved writers and one of Canada’s most significant publishers—enjoyed an unusual rapport. In this collection of annotated letters, readers gain rare insight into the private side of these literary icons. Their correspondence reveals a professional relationship that evolved into deep friendship over a period of enormous cultural change. Both were committed to the idea of Canadian writing; in a very real sense, their mutual and separate work helped bring “Canadian Literature” into being. With its insider’s view of the book business from the late 1950s to the mid-1980s, Margaret Laurence and Jack McClelland, Letters presents a valuable piece of Canadian literary history curated and annotated by Davis and Morra. This is essential reading for all those interested in Canada’s literary culture.


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