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category: Biography & Autobiography
published: Dec 2004
ISBN:9780887551772
publisher: University of Manitoba Press

Intimate Strangers

The Letters of Margaret Laurence and Gabrielle Roy

by Margaret Laurence & Gabrielle Roy, edited by Paul G. Socken

tagged: letters, literary
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The books of Margaret Laurence and Gabrielle Roy are among the most beloved in Canadian literature. In 1976, when both were at the height of their careers, they began a seven-year written correspondence. Laurence had just published her widely acclaimed The Diviners, for which she won her second Governor-General’s Award, and Roy had returned to the centre of the literary stage with a series of books that many critics now consider her richest and most mature works. Although both women had been born and raised in Manitoba—Laurence in Neepawa and Roy in St. Boniface—they met only once, in 1978 at a conference in Calgary. As these letters reveal, their prairie background created a common understanding of place and culture that bridged the differences of age and language. Here Laurence and Roy discuss everything from their own and each other’s writing, to Canadian politics, housekeeping, publishing, and their love of nature. With a thoughtful introduction by Paul G. Socken, these lovely and intimate letters record the moving, affectionate friendship between two remarkable women.

About the Authors
Margaret Laurence a connu une grande popularité au cours des années 1960 et 1970. Elle demeure aujourd’hui l’une des auteures les plus étudiées au Canada. Son oeuvre est remarquablement variée : cinq romans, deux recueils de nouvelles, des livres pour enfants et de nombreux essais sur des sujets aussi divers que l’armement nucléaire, l’oppression des Métis et la responsabilité sociale des écrivains.

Margaret Laurence a connu une grande popularité au cours des années 1960 et 1970. Elle demeure aujourd’hui l’une des auteures les plus étudiées au Canada. Son oeuvre est remarquablement variée : cinq romans, deux recueils de nouvelles, des livres pour enfants et de nombreux essais sur des sujets aussi divers que l’armement nucléaire, l’oppression des Métis et la responsabilité sociale des écrivains.

Paul G. Socken has been on the faculty of University of Waterloo for thirty-three years. He is a former chair of the Department of French Studies and is the author of seven books and many scholarly articles published in France, Canada, and the United States. His area of specialization is French-Canadian literature.

Editorial Reviews

“. . . a gem, a small book beautifully produced to take its place as a special treasure on the shelves of Roy and Laurence lovers.”

— Books in Canada

“For admirers of Canadian writers in general and the work of Laurence and Roy in particular, this correspondence is invaluable.”

— Canadian Literature
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