The Handmaid’s Tale
About the book
Offred narrates life in the theocratic state of Gilead, where women are subjected to state control.
Americas · A READING GUIDE
Canada
Canadian literature cannot be reduced to a single story about nature and small towns. Montgomery, Laurence and Munro approach provincial life from different perspectives, while Davies connects the everyday with myth. Kogawa examines wartime displacement, Wagamese and Robinson foreground Indigenous voices, and Brand writes about multicultural Toronto. From Atwood’s dystopia to Mandel’s post-pandemic theatre, this selection connects classics, speculative fiction and social memory.
WHERE TO START
- The Handmaid’s TaleMargaret Atwood
- Dear LifeAlice Munro
- Anne of Green GablesL. M. Montgomery
Books to begin with
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Dear Life
About the book
This collection examines encounters, departures and decisions in ordinary lives, often in Ontario.
PolishTranslation
Drogie życie
Wydawnictwo Literackie · 2013
Translated by Agnieszka Kuc
Edition source ↗
Anne of Green Gables
About the book
Orphaned Anne arrives by mistake at the Cuthbert siblings’ home on Prince Edward Island.
Fifth Business
About the book
Dunstan Ramsay reconstructs a life shaped by a childhood accident, war and a fascination with saints.
The Stone Angel
About the book
Ninety-year-old Hagar Shipley looks back on a life marked by pride and conflicts with her family.
Obasan
About the book
Naomi confronts family silences surrounding the wartime displacement of Japanese Canadians.
Indian Horse
About the book
Saul Indian Horse recounts residential-school trauma, hockey and his struggle to reclaim himself.
Son of a Trickster
About the book
Teenage Jared navigates family turmoil as supernatural beings enter his life.
Station Eleven
About the book
Travelling actors and musicians cross a post-pandemic world, preserving art among the ruins.
What We All Long For
About the book
The friendships of young Torontonians reveal tensions around migration, family and urban identity.
Alias Grace
About the book
The story of convicted murderer Grace Marks questions memory and the reliability of storytelling.
Moon of the Crusted Snow
About the book
An isolated Anishinaabe community seeks to survive after infrastructure fails.
Context and sources
Sources on authors and their connections to this country. Specific edition details appear beside each book. Polish and English originals are not labelled as translations.
- Margaret Atwood — biografia autorki / author biography ↗
- Alice Munro — Penguin Random House Canada ↗
- L. M. Montgomery — wydawca / publisher ↗
- Robertson Davies — wydawca / publisher ↗
- Margaret Laurence — wydawca / publisher ↗
- Joy Kogawa — wydawca / publisher ↗
- Richard Wagamese — wydawca / publisher ↗
- Eden Robinson — wydawca / publisher ↗
- Emily St. John Mandel — wydawca / publisher ↗
- Dionne Brand — wydawca / publisher ↗
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