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A Literary Atlas of Canada, Volume 2
Noah Richler speaks with Canada's novelists and storytellers to explore the stories that bind the country together.
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First published November 1, 2005
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Noah Richler
15 books8 followersNoah Richler is a journalist and non-fiction writer who challenges the notions of what it means to be Canadian. Richler was raised in Montreal, Canada and London, England. He is the son of Canadian novelist Mordecai Richler.
He has been a literary columnist for the National Post and regularly contributes to the BBC World Service as well as many Canadian newspapers and magazines.
Richler’s book This Is My Country, What’s Yours? A Literary Atlas of Canada was the winner of the 2007 British Columbia Award for Canadian Non-Fiction.
His latest book What We Talk About When We Talk About War examines Canada’s transition from a peacekeeping country to a “warrior” nation.
Richler has written about the making of the film version of his father’s book Barney's Version,[2] released in September 2010 with Paul Giamatti in the title role. He has contributed to numerous publications in Britain, including The Guardian, Punch and The Daily Telegraph, and in Canada, the The Walrus, Maisonneuve, Saturday Night, the Toronto Star, and The Globe and Mail.
He lives in Toronto with his wife, House of Anansi publisher Sarah MacLachlan.
He has been a literary columnist for the National Post and regularly contributes to the BBC World Service as well as many Canadian newspapers and magazines.
Richler’s book This Is My Country, What’s Yours? A Literary Atlas of Canada was the winner of the 2007 British Columbia Award for Canadian Non-Fiction.
His latest book What We Talk About When We Talk About War examines Canada’s transition from a peacekeeping country to a “warrior” nation.
Richler has written about the making of the film version of his father’s book Barney's Version,[2] released in September 2010 with Paul Giamatti in the title role. He has contributed to numerous publications in Britain, including The Guardian, Punch and The Daily Telegraph, and in Canada, the The Walrus, Maisonneuve, Saturday Night, the Toronto Star, and The Globe and Mail.
He lives in Toronto with his wife, House of Anansi publisher Sarah MacLachlan.
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January 6, 2016
One of the ways to understand and know a place is through the stories told by its people. This author travelled the country interviewing a number of authors about their country Canada. He wanted to know the country in all the ways there is to know it. In the process he also explores how stories explain truths about a country that history does not.
Richler's conceptual framework through which he views Canada is through its prisms of ages and stages-of Invention, Mapping and Argument.
An interesting and erudite literary work.
Took me a while to get into, but well worth it.
Richler's conceptual framework through which he views Canada is through its prisms of ages and stages-of Invention, Mapping and Argument.
An interesting and erudite literary work.
Took me a while to get into, but well worth it.
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April 10, 2007
stories, distinct societies, the reality of Canada
July 17, 2013
got a list of books to read from it plus learned about Canada
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