The Stone Angel
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First edition
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| Author | Margaret Laurence |
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| Publisher | McClelland and Stewart |
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Publication date
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1964 |
| Pages | 308 pp. |
| OCLC | 365801 |
The Stone Angel, first published in 1964 by McClelland and Stewart, is perhaps the best-known of Margaret Laurence's series of novels set in the fictitious town of Manawaka, Manitoba. In parallel narratives set in the past and the present-day (early 1960s), The Stone Angel tells the story of Hagar Currie Shipley. In the present-day narrative, 90-year-old Hagar is struggling against being put in a nursing home, which she sees as a symbol of death. The present-day narrative alternates with Hagar's looking back at her life.
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Plot summary[edit]
In a series of vignettes, The Stone Angel tells the story of Hagar Shipley, a 90-year-old woman struggling to come to grips with a life of intransigence and loss. The themes of pride and the prejudice that comes from social class recur in the novel.
Literary significance and criticism[edit]
Amongst other titles by Laurence, The Stone Angel is consistently listed as one of the greatest Canadian novels ever written.[1][2][3][4] School boards have been pressured to ban her novels.[5] The novel is studied at the grade 12 university level in other schools.[6]
Recognition and adaptions[edit]
- The Stone Angel was one of the selected books in the 2002 edition of Canada Reads, where it was championed by Leon Rooke.[7][8]
- Made into a movie The Stone Angel, filmed in Winnipeg and Hartney, Manitoba. Stars Ellen Burstyn, Dylan Baker, Ellen Page and Kevin Zegers.[9]
References[edit]
- ^ Eric McMillan. "Greatest Literature of All Time". Editoreric.
- ^ Margaret Atwood (2006). "The LRC 100 (Part One), Canada's Most Important Books". Literary Review of Canada.
- ^ Lale Eskicioglu (July 2010). "The Stone Angel By Margaret Laurence". Bizim Anadolu.
- ^ Nora Foster Stovel (January 1, 2008). Divining Margaret Laurence: A Study of Her Complete Writings. McGill-Queen's Press - MQUP. pp. 5–. ISBN 978-0-7735-7503-5.
- ^ "Margaret Laurence's books banned". CBC.
- ^ Linda Richards (November 1998). "Strength Without Beauty". January Magazine.
- ^ "Leon Rooke". CBC. August 2, 2014.
- ^ "A tribute to Margaret Laurence". CBC. January 5, 2015.
- ^ "The Stone Angel (2007)". Rotten Tomatoes.
External links[edit]
- The Stone Angel at IMDb
- The Stone Angel at Metacritic
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