Friday, November 18, 2005

Canada's 100 Most Important Books

The Literary Review of Canada has released a list of Canada's 100 most important books . I looked through the list to see which ones I've read:

English
11. Anne of Green Gables (1908) Lucy Maud Montgomery (don't remember reading for sure)
39. The Stone Angel (1964) Margaret Laurence
58. Red Lights on the Prairies (1971) James H. Gray
66. Alligator Pie (1974) Dennis Lee (don't remember reading for sure)
79. The Handmaid’s Tale (1985) Margaret Atwood

French
14. Maria Chapdelaine (1914) Louis Hémon
22. Bonheur d’occasion (The Tin Flute) (1945) Gabrielle Roy
25. Les Plouffe (The Plouffe Family) (1948) Roger Lemelin
48. Les belles-sœurs (1968) Michel Tremblay

And of course my favourite from this list was Red Lights on the Prairies. I'm a bit of a local history buff, and it was interesting to read about the early history of prostitution in various cities in the prairie provinces. I like the section on Calgary in particular: there were some very interesting characters in the brothel business there, I tell you!

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