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The Canadian Canon (Fiction) - Page 3

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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The Film Club
The Film Club
81
A Fine Balance – Rohinton Mistry
A Fine Balance – Rohinton Mistry
82
The Fire-Dwellers (Margaret Laurence)
The Fire-Dwellers
83
Margaret Laurence
Five Legs/Communion (Graeme Gibson)
Five Legs/Communion
84
Graeme Gibson
For Those Who Hunt the Wounded Down (David Adams Richards)
For Those Who Hunt the Wounded Down
85
David Adams Richards
Forms of Devotion (Diane Schoemperlen)
Forms of Devotion
86
Diane Schoemperlen
From the Fifteenth District (Mavis Gallantt)
From the Fifteenth District
87
Mavis Gallantt
Fruits of the Earth (Frederick Philip Grove)
Fruits of the Earth
88
Frederick Philip Grove
Fugitive Pieces (Anne Michaels)
Fugitive Pieces
89
Anne Michaels
Galore
Galore
90
Garbo Laughs (Elizabeth Hay)
Garbo Laughs
91
Elizabeth Hay
Generation X (Douglas Coupland)
Generation X
92
Douglas Coupland
The Glace Bay Miner's Museum (Sheldon Currie)
The Glace Bay Miner's Museum
93
Sheldon Currie
Glengarry School Days (Ralph Connor)
Glengarry School Days
94
Ralph Connor
A Good House (Bonnie Burnard)
A Good House
95
Bonnie Burnard
Grain (Robert Stead)
Grain
96
Robert Stead
Green Grass, Running Water
Green Grass, Running Water
97
Half-Blood Blues (Esi Edugyan)
Half-Blood Blues
98
Esi Edugyan
The Handmaid's Tale (Margaret Atwood)
The Handmaid's Tale
99
Margaret Atwood
Hateship, Friendship, Courtship, Loveship, Marriage (Alice Munro)
Hateship, Friendship, Courtship, Loveship, Marriage
100
Alice Munro
Hear Us O Lord From Heaven Thy Dwelling Place (Malcolm Lowry)
Hear Us O Lord From Heaven Thy Dwelling Place
101
Malcolm Lowry
The Heart of the Ancient Wood (Charles G.D. Roberts)
The Heart of the Ancient Wood
102
Charles G.D. Roberts
The Hero's Walk (Anita Rau Badami)
The Hero's Walk
103
Anita Rau Badami
Hetty Dorval (Ethel Wilson)
Hetty Dorval
104
Ethel Wilson
The History of Emily Montague (Frances Brooke)
The History of Emily Montague
105
Frances Brooke
The Hockey Sweater
The Hockey Sweater
106
Home Truths (Mavis Gallant)
Home Truths
107
Mavis Gallant
Icefields
Icefields
108
The Imperialist (Sara Jeannette Duncan)
The Imperialist
109
Sara Jeannette Duncan
In the Skin of a Lion (Michael Ondaatje)
In the Skin of a Lion
110
Michael Ondaatje
In the Village of Viger and Other Stories (Duncan Campbell Scott)
In the Village of Viger and Other Stories
111
Duncan Campbell Scott
The In-Between World of Vikram Lall (M.G. Vassanji)
The In-Between World of Vikram Lall
112
M.G. Vassanji
Indian Horse
Indian Horse
113
The Jade Peony
The Jade Peony
114
A Jest of God
A Jest of God
115
Joshua Then and Now (Mordecai Richler)
Joshua Then and Now
116
Mordecai Richler
Kiss of the Fur Queen
Kiss of the Fur Queen
117
The Kissing Man (George Elliott)
The Kissing Man
118
George Elliott
Klee Wyck (Emily Carr)
Klee Wyck
119
Emily Carr
Knife on the Table (Jacques Godbout)
Knife on the Table
120
Jacques Godbout
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