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.
Awards 2
In their orbit 1
Connected to Marian 6
Jane UrquhartAlso won Governor General's Award for English-language fictionMorley CallaghanAlso won Governor General's Award for English-language fiction
Timothy FindleyAlso won Governor General's Award for English-language fictionGuy VanderhaegheAlso won Governor General's Award for English-language fiction
Patrick deWittAlso won Governor General's Award for English-language fiction
Rudy WiebeAlso won Governor General's Award for English-language fictionAbout this person
Country
CanadaCategory
Writers
Type
Writer / Author
Status
deceased
Dates
Lived 1933 to 1985 · aged 51
Written about in
9 languages
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