Margaret Laurence and Jack Mcclelland, Letters
Publisher: University of Alberta Press; The University of Alberta Press
Published: 2018
Language: eng
Number of pages: 696
ISBN-13: 9781772123357
Subjects: Authors, canadian; Authors, correspondence; Publishers and publishing, canada
Description: "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."--