Reach Authors. Canadian Michael Ondaatje  This Sri-Lanka born Canadian author famously wrote:  novels such as The English Patient and Anil’s Ghost,

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Reach Authors

Canadian

Michael Ondaatje  This Sri-Lanka born Canadian author famously wrote:  novels such as The English Patient and Anil’s Ghost, and  books of poetry such as The Collected Works of Billy the Kid

Margaret Atwood  This best-selling Canadian author wrote various strange sci fi and feministy things, like  The Edible Woman  The Handmaid’s Tale and  Oryx and Crake.

Farley Mowat  This Canadian author wrote stories about wildlife and the Canadian north, such as  Never Cry Wolf  The Dog Who Wouldn’t Be and  Lost in the Barrens

Margaret Laurence  This depressed old lonely woman wrote several novels about depressed old lonely women, including  A Jest of God  The Diviners and  The Stone Angel

Pierre Berton  This arrogant, tedious CBC journalist, TV personality and author wrote endless long, tedious non-fiction things about Canadian history, including  The Last Spike  Klondike and  The Mysterious North

Stephen Leacock  This Canadian humourist has an award named after him, and wrote books such as  Sunshine Sketches of a Little Town  Nonsense Novels and  Literary Lapses