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Jean Margaret Laurence CC (née Wemyss; July 18, 1926 – January 5, 1987) was a Canadian novelist and short story writer, and is one of the major figures in Canadian literature. She was also a founder of the Writers' Trust of Canada, a non-profit literary organization that seeks to encourage Canada's writing community.
Margaret Laurence (born July 18, 1926, Neepawa, Manitoba, Canada—died January 5, 1987, Lakefield, Ontario) was a Canadian writer whose novels portray strong women striving for self-realization while immersed in the daily struggle to make a living in a male-dominated world.
Jan 1, 2019 · The major emphasis of Margaret Laurence’s (1926- 1987) fiction changed considerably between her early and later works. In a 1969 article in Canadian Literature, “Ten Years’ Sentences,” she notes that after she had grown out of her obsession with the nature of freedom, the theme of the African writings and The Stone Angel, her concern…
Apr 9, 2008 · Margaret Laurence was one of the pivotal and foundational figures in women’s literature in Canada. Two of her novels — A Jest of God (1966) and The Diviners (1974) — won the Governor General’s Literary Award for fiction.
One of the most important writers from Western Canada, Margaret Laurence has made a lasting contribution to literature through her novels: The Stone Angel (1964), A Jest of God (1966), The Fire-dwellers (1969) and The Diviners (1974).
Examine the life, times, and work of Margaret Laurence through detailed author biographies on eNotes.
May 21, 2018 · The Canadian writer Margaret Laurence (1926-1987) was the author of many novels and stories about Africa and Canada. The five Manawaka novels feature strongly etched heroines and won international acclaim. Margaret Laurence (Jean Margaret Wemyss) was born in 1926 in Neepawa, Manitoba, Canada.
About Margaret Laurence: Canada's classic authoress was born Jean Margaret Wemyss on July 18, 1926 in the prairie town of Neepawa, Manitoba, Canada. Her ...
Margaret Laurence with a bust made of her by sculptor Almuth Lutkenhaus-Lackey and donated to the National Library of Canada in 1997. After graduating from high school in 1944, Margaret attended United College (now the University of Winnipeg), and was assistant editor of the college paper, Vox.
Margaret Laurence was a Canadian novelist and short story writer. She is considered to be one of the major figures in Canadian literature and was a founder of the Writers’ Trust of Canada, a non-profit literary organisation that seeks to encourage Canada’s writing community.
