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The Canadian Canon (Fiction) - Page 5

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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Perpetual Motion (Graeme Gibson)
Perpetual Motion
161
Graeme Gibson
The Pied Piper of Dipper Creek (Thomas H. Raddall)
The Pied Piper of Dipper Creek
162
Thomas H. Raddall
The Polished Hoe (Austin Clarke)
The Polished Hoe
163
Austin Clarke
Pride's Fancy (Thomas H. Raddall)
Pride's Fancy
164
Thomas H. Raddall
The Red Feathers (T.G. Roberts)
The Red Feathers
165
T.G. Roberts
The Resurrection of Joseph Bourne (Jack Hodgins)
The Resurrection of Joseph Bourne
166
Jack Hodgins
The Road Past Altamont (Gabrielle Roy)
The Road Past Altamont
167
Gabrielle Roy
Rockbound (Frank Parker Day)
Rockbound
168
Frank Parker Day
Roger Sudden (Thomas H. Raddall)
Roger Sudden
169
Thomas H. Raddall
Room (Emma Donoghue)
Room
170
Emma Donoghue
Roughing It in the Bush (Susanna Moodie)
Roughing It in the Bush
171
Susanna Moodie
Ru (Kim Thuy)
Ru
172
Kim Thuy
Runaway (Alice Munro)
Runaway
173
Alice Munro
The Sacrifice (Adele Wiseman)
The Sacrifice
174
Adele Wiseman
Sarah Binks (Paul Hiebert)
Sarah Binks
175
Paul Hiebert
A Season in the Life of Emmanuel (Marie-Claire Blais)
A Season in the Life of Emmanuel
176
Marie-Claire Blais
The Second Scroll (A.M. Klein)
The Second Scroll
177
A.M. Klein
Settlers on the Marsh (Frederick Philip Grove)
Settlers on the Marsh
178
Frederick Philip Grove
Shoeless Joe (W P Kinsella)
Shoeless Joe
179
W P Kinsella
Sister Woman (J.G. Sime)
Sister Woman
180
J.G. Sime
The Sisters Brothers (Patrick Dewitt)
The Sisters Brothers
181
Patrick Dewitt
Solomon Gursky Was Here
Solomon Gursky Was Here
182
Spirit Wrestler (James Houston)
Spirit Wrestler
183
James Houston
St. Urbain's Horseman
St. Urbain's Horseman
184
Stanley Park (Timothy Taylor)
Stanley Park
185
Timothy Taylor
The Stepsure Letters (Thomas McCulloch)
The Stepsure Letters
186
Thomas McCulloch
The Stone Angel
The Stone Angel
187
The Stone Carvers (Jane Urquhart)
The Stone Carvers
188
Jane Urquhart
The Stone Diaries (Carol Shields)
The Stone Diaries
189
Carol Shields
A Strange Manuscript Found in a Copper Cylinder (James Demille)
A Strange Manuscript Found in a Copper Cylinder
190
James Demille
The Street (Mordecai Richler)
The Street
191
Mordecai Richler
The Studhorse Man (Robert Kroetsch)
The Studhorse Man
192
Robert Kroetsch
Such Is My Beloved
Such Is My Beloved
193
Such a Long Journey (Rohinton Mistry)
Such a Long Journey
194
Rohinton Mistry
Sunshine Sketches of a Little Town
Sunshine Sketches of a Little Town
195
Surfacing (Margaret Atwood)
Surfacing
196
Margaret Atwood
Survival: A Thematic Guide to Canadian Literature
Survival: A Thematic Guide to Canadian Literature
197
Swamp Angel (Ethel Wilson)
Swamp Angel
198
Ethel Wilson
Swiss Sonata (Gwethalyn Graham)
Swiss Sonata
199
Gwethalyn Graham
Tay John (Howard O'Hagan)
Tay John
200
Howard O'Hagan
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