Canada

[Dream]

Technically Michael Ondaatje was born in Sri Lanka, but I think his work (which includes The English Patient and Divisadero) is considered Canadian, and very good :)

[Abi]

Oryx and Crake by Margaret Atwood

The Cornish Trilogy by Robertson Davies

[Carol]

Late Nights on Air by Elizabeth Hay
Fifth Business by Robertson Davies

[Dream]

I really liked Oryx and Crake as well, but I am sad to say it was the only Margaret Atwood I've read. Anyone have any suggestions for another that they've liked?

[Carol]

I came across this website that lists lots of good Canadian fiction:
http://www.cbc.ca/canadareads/

[Abi]

The Handmaid's Tale is the only other one I've read by her that I enjoyed, but I'm pretty sure Cat's Eye and The Robber Bride are highly acclaimed. Don't bother with Lady Oracle, though.

[Anna]

Definitely Margaret Atwood. I'd read The edible woman and it was good.

[El]

Leah, there are very few Margaret Atwood books I didn't enjoy. I always recommend her as one of my favorite writers.

[Tracy]

Carol, Fifth Business is one of my favorite novels! I also loved Davies's Cornish Trilogy.

And I LOVE the YA series "Anne of Green Gables" and "Emily of New Moon" by Lucy Maud Montgomery.

[Laura]

The Stone Carvers and The Underpainter by Jane Urquhart

[Amanda]

I've read quite a few Atwood and my favorite is Alias Grace.

But I also love Carol Shields. Some of her books are a bit dated, which I still enjoy (ie - Happenstance Two Novels in One About a Marriage in Transition and Swann). The one I am most likely to recommend generally is Unless A Novel.

[Oksana]

The Cellist of Sarajevo by Steven Galloway from British Columbia
Water for Elephants by Sara Gruen from BC as well
The Handmaid's Tale by Margaret Atwood
Life Before Man by Margaret Atwood
Watermelon Syrup by Annie Jacobsen from Saskatchewan

[Oksana]

I forgot to mention it in my previous comment, I also loved Deafening written by Frances Itani, a Canadian writer from Belleville, ON. I definitely plan to read some more of her books soon.

[Leland]

Away by Jane Urquhart is a wonderful Canadian book.

[Lianne]

I second The Cellist of Sarajevo by Steve Galloway, it was a great read!

There's also Life of Pi by Yann Martell (which I should re-read again at some point).

[KOMET]

Here are 3 Canadian novels that I think make for worthwhile reading ~

1) The End of the Line by Stephen Legault

2) The Third Riel Conspiracy by Stephen Legault

3) Burden of Desire by Robert MacNeil

[A.]

in the skin of a lion by michael ondaatje

[KOMET]

1) The Stubborn Season by Lauren B. Davis (novel set in Depression Era Toronto)

2) Night Town by Cathi Bond (novel set in 1970s Toronto)

[Camiblos]

LIfe of Pi - Yann Martel