Includes a glossary.

"This anthology celebrates and explores the particular qualities of the writing of a nation. The stories evoke what is distinctive about Canadians and their relationship to their country; their attitude towards its vastness; their valuing of individuality; historical and current problems of identity; attitudes towards the nation's cultural mix; the country's increasing urbanisation; growing interest in women's right and attitudes towards the country's future. The stories are illustrated by Canadian artists and are each given a short introduction. A general introduction and glossary are appended to guide students through the anthology." (Book Cover)

CONTENTS:

Acknowledgments

Introduction

Map of Canada

The Great Landscape
A Field of Wheat / Sinclair Ross
The Custom / Charlie Patsauq
By the River / Jack Hodgins
The Wedding Gift / Thomas Raddall
Winter Dog / Alistair MacLeod
An Afternoon in Bright Sunlight / Shirley Bruised Head
Saturday Climbing / W.D. Valgardson

Townscapes
An Ounce of Cure / Alice Munro
The Sweeper / Gaetan Brulotte
Getting Bonded / Brian Fawcett
The Knife Sharpener / Bonnie Burnard

Cultural Mosaic
Nipikti the Old Man Carver / Alootook Ipellie
Flowers for Weddings and Funerals / Sandra Birdsell
No Rinsed Blue Sky, No Red Flower Fences / Dionne Brand
The Serpent's Egg / Gilbert Oskaboose
Everyone Talked Loudly in Chinatown / Anne Jew

Glossary