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Marian Engel

Canadian writer (1933-1985) · Canada · On the map · Writers · Died at 51

Marian Ruth Engel was a Canadian novelist and a founding member of the Writers' Union of Canada. Her most famous and controversial novel was Bear (1976), a tale of erotic love between an archivist and a bear.

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Governor General's Award for English-language fiction1976
Officer of the Order of Canada

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Country
Canada
Category
Writers
Type
Writer / Author
Status
Deceased
Dates
Lived 1933 to 1985 · aged 51