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The Canadian Canon (Fiction)

There are not a lot of Canadian literature (CanLit) lists on here and I wanted to make a list of titles that someone should read if they knew absolutely nothing about CanLit and wanted to fully absorb 150+ years of Canadian literary culture.
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Above Ground (Jack Ludwig)
Above Ground
1
Jack Ludwig
Across the Bridge (Mavis Gallant)
Across the Bridge
2
Mavis Gallant
The Afterlife of George Cartwright (John Steffler)
The Afterlife of George Cartwright
3
John Steffler
Alias Grace (Margaret Atwood)
Alias Grace
4
Margaret Atwood
The Alley Cat (Yves Beauchemin)
The Alley Cat
5
Yves Beauchemin
Anil's Ghost (Michael Ondaatje)
Anil's Ghost
6
Michael Ondaatje
Annabel (Kathleen Winter)
Annabel
7
Kathleen Winter
Anne of Green Gables (L.M. Montgomery)
Anne of Green Gables
8
L.M. Montgomery
Antoinette De Mirecourt (Rosanna Leprohon)
Antoinette De Mirecourt
9
Rosanna Leprohon
The Apprenticeship of Duddy Kravitz (Mordecai Richler)
The Apprenticeship of Duddy Kravitz
10
Mordecai Richler
Arcadian Adventures With the Idle Rich (Stephen Leacock)
Arcadian Adventures With the Idle Rich
11
Stephen Leacock
As Birds Bring Forth the Sun (Alistair MacLeod)
As Birds Bring Forth the Sun
12
Alistair MacLeod
As for Me and My House
As for Me and My House
13
At the Tide's Turn and Other Stories (Thomas H. Raddall)
At the Tide's Turn and Other Stories
14
Thomas H. Raddall
Away
Away
15
The Back of the Turtle (Thomas King)
The Back of the Turtle
16
Thomas King
The Backwoods of Canada (Catharine Parr Traill)
The Backwoods of Canada
17
Catharine Parr Traill
Barney's Version
Barney's Version
18
Barometer Rising
Barometer Rising
19
Bear (Marian Engel)
Bear
20
Marian Engel
Beautiful Losers
Beautiful Losers
21
The Best Laid Plans
The Best Laid Plans
22
The Betrayal (Henry Kreisel)
The Betrayal
23
Henry Kreisel
A Bird in the House (Margaret Laurence)
A Bird in the House
24
Margaret Laurence
Birdie (Tracey Lindberg)
Birdie
25
Tracey Lindberg
The Bishop's Man
The Bishop's Man
26
Black Robe (Brian Moore)
Black Robe
27
Brian Moore
The Blind Assassin (Margaret Atwood)
The Blind Assassin
28
Margaret Atwood
Blood Ties (David Adams Richards)
Blood Ties
29
David Adams Richards
The Blue Mountains of China (Rudy Wiebe)
The Blue Mountains of China
30
Rudy Wiebe
The Book of Negroes (US Title: Someone Knows My Name) (Lawrence Hill)
The Book of Negroes (US Title: Someone Knows My Name)
31
Lawrence Hill
The Book of Secrets
The Book of Secrets
32
The Break (Katherena Vermette)
The Break
33
Katherena Vermette
Brown Girl in the Ring (Nalo Hopkinson)
Brown Girl in the Ring
34
Nalo Hopkinson
Building of Jalna (Mazo De La Roche)
Building of Jalna
35
Mazo De La Roche
Burning Water (George Bowering)
Burning Water
36
George Bowering
The Canadian Settler's Guide (Catharine Parr Traill)
The Canadian Settler's Guide
37
Catharine Parr Traill
A Candle to Light the Sun (Patricia Blondal)
A Candle to Light the Sun
38
Patricia Blondal
The Cashier (Gabrielle Roy)
The Cashier
39
Gabrielle Roy
Celia's Song (Lee Maracle)
Celia's Song
40
Lee Maracle
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