This survey-mainly of books that are available in English-opens with 'The Long Gestation of the Novel, 1837-1937', from Aubert de Gaspé's Les Anciens Canadiens / Canadians of Old to Félix-Antoine Savard's Menaud, maître-draveur / Master of the River. 'The Modern Novel, 1938-1959' deals with the emergence of urban social realism (Gabrielle Roy, Roger Lemelin), its roots in the writings of Ringuet and Germaine Guèvremont, and the existentialism of André Langevin. 'The Sixties' treats the effects of the Quiet Revolution on the novel, and discusses major works by Yves Thériault, Hubert Aquin, Gérard Bessette, Marie-Claire Blais, Roch Carrier, Réjean Ducharme, Jacques Ferron, Jacques Godbout and Claire Martin among others. Concluding with a brief discussion of translation, and bibliographies of novels discussed and select criticism, this is an illuminating and readable introduction to a rich body of literature.
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