TY - BOOK AU - Rice, Jim AU - Hayhoe,Mike TI - Writing from Canada SN - 0521423058 (pbk) AV - PR9194.52.C3 W75 1994 PY - 1994/// CY - New York PB - Cambridge University Press KW - Canadian literature KW - Short stories, Canadian (English) KW - Canadian fiction KW - 20th century KW - Canada KW - Literary collections N1 - 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 UR - https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/1050192.Writing_from_Canada ER -