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Rewriting Apocalypse in Canadian Fiction

Marlene Goldman author

Format:Hardback

Publisher:McGill-Queen's University Press

Published:15th Aug '05

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This book traces the use of apocalyptic images in contemporary Canadian fiction.Subversion of the apocalyptic genre in the fiction of Timothy Findlay, Michael Ondaatje, Margaret Atwood, Thomas King, and Joy Kogawa.

"The particularly Canadian version of the apocalyptic narrative today bears witness to the often untold story of the non-elect - Canada's beautiful losers. Through Goldman's clarity and insight we come to understand their story and their (warranted) distrust of the elect, the redeemed, the winners. This is a book full of 'revelations.'" Linda Hutcheon, author of The Canadian Postmodern and Splitting Images: Contemporary Canadian Ironies "A writer of grace and verve, Goldman argues convincingly that some of the best contemporary Canadian novels are secular apocalyptic narratives with a twist, reminding us that literature can mediate our modern experience - it can keep us sane." Rosemary Sullivan, University of Toronto

ISBN: 9780773529045

Dimensions: unknown

Weight: 480g

224 pages