{"product_id":"arrival-the-story-of-canlit-paperback","title":"Arrival: The Story of Canlit - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eNick Mount\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\"The most important book to be written in more than 40 years about the rise of Canadian literature... \u003ci\u003eArrival: The Story of CanLit\u003c\/i\u003e brims and crackles, in equal measure, with information and energy.\" -- \u003ci\u003eWinnipeg Free Press\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eA \u003ci\u003eGlobe and Mail \u003c\/i\u003eTop 100 Book\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eNational Post \u003c\/i\u003e99 Best Books of the Year\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn the mid-twentieth century, Canadian literature transformed from a largely ignored trickle of books into an enormous cultural phenomenon that produced Margaret Atwood, Alice Munro, Michael Ondaatje, Mordecai Richler, and so many others. In \u003ci\u003eArrival\u003c\/i\u003e, acclaimed writer and critic Nick Mount answers the question: What caused the CanLit Boom?\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWritten with wit and panache, \u003ci\u003eArrival\u003c\/i\u003e tells the story of Canada's literary awakening. Interwoven with Mount's vivid tale are enlightening mini-biographies of the people who made it happen, from superstars Leonard Cohen and Marie-Claire Blais to lesser-known lights like the troubled and impassioned Harold Sonny Ladoo. The full range of Canada's literary boom is here: the underground exploits of the \u003ci\u003eblew ointment \u003c\/i\u003eand \u003ci\u003eTish \u003c\/i\u003egangs; revolutionary critical forays by highbrow academics; the blunt-force trauma of our plain-spoken backwoods poetry; and the urgent political writing that erupted from the turmoil in Quebec.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eOriginally published to coincide with the 150th anniversary of Canadian Confederation, \u003ci\u003eArrival \u003c\/i\u003eis a dazzling, variegated, and inspired piece of writing that helps explain how we got from there to here.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 416\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1 x 9 x 6.2 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eIllustrated:\u003c\/strong\u003e Yes\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e July 31, 2018\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51771915600160,"sku":"9781487005436","price":22.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0974\/9764\/5344\/files\/9203eb01a045b4f716aaf53a715622c2.webp?v=1780396979","url":"https:\/\/ebocreations.com\/products\/arrival-the-story-of-canlit-paperback","provider":"The E-Book Oasis LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}