The Vintage Book of Canadian Memoirs

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The Vintage Book of Canadian Memoirs by

Editor George Fetherling, himself the author of an acclaimed memoir, Travels by Night: A Memoir of the Sixties, has selected twenty-four literary memoirs by well-known Canadian writers for this unique and timely anthology. Michael Ondaatje's>Running in the Family, Margaret Atwood's>Remembering Marian Engel, Timothy Findley's>From Stage to Page, and Mordercai Richler's>A Sense of the Ridiculous are just a few of the fascinating selections.

George Fetherling's lively and thoughtful introduction sheds light on the characteristics that make the memoir genre so unique, a genre for which Canadians seem to have a particular passion. The anthology is divided into four thematically grouped sections, each with its own preface written by the editor -- At Home and Abroad; Getting Started; Uprootedness and Family; and Tragedies, Choices and Losses. There is also a comprehensive bibliography.
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ISBN 13 9780679310624
ISBN 10 0679310622
Title The Vintage Book of Canadian Memoirs
Condition Unavailable
Binding Type Paperback
Publisher Vintage Canada
Year published 2001-06-26
Cover note Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary.