num_pages: 111
description: “Klee Wyck” (1941) is a memoir by Canadian artist Emily Carr. Through short sketches, the artist tells of her experiences among First Nations people and cultures on British Columbia’s west coast. The book won the 1941 Governor General’s Award. The original, unpublished title for the book was “Stories in Cedar”. Carr instead chose “Klee Wyck”, a nickname given to her by the First Nations people of Ucluelet. It means ‘Laughing One’.
title: Klee Wyck
titlecomplete: Klee Wyck
genres: Biography, Classics, History, Autobiography, Canada, Nonfiction, Canadian Literature, Art, Short Stories, Memoir
ratings_count: 1093
awards: awardedAt: -915120000000
name: Governor General's Literary Awards / Prix littéraires du Gouverneur général
category: Nonfiction
publisher: Clarke, Irwin & Company Limited