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Margaret Laurence and Jack McClelland, letters

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  • Contributor: Morra, Linda M; Davis, Laura K; Laurence, Margaret; McClelland, Jack
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    2018
    Summary:

    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.

    Original Publisher: Edmonton, Alberta, The University of Alberta Press
    Language(s): English
    ISBN: 9781772123944, 9781772123937
    Collection(s)/Series: Read Alberta Ebooks