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Margaret Laurence

CC
BornJean Margaret Wemyss
(1926-07-18)July 18, 1926
Neepawa, Manitoba, Canada
DiedJanuary 5, 1987(1987-01-05) (aged 60)
Lakefield, Ontario, Canada
Pen nameSteve Lancaster
Occupation
  • Novelist
  • essayist
  • academic
Alma materUnited College
GenreCanadian literature
Children's literature
Literary movementCanLit
Feminism
Notable worksThe Stone Angel
The Diviners

Jean Margaret Laurence CC (née Wemyss; July 18, 1926 – January 5, 1987) was a Canadian novelist and short story writer, and is one of the major figures in Canadian literature. She was also a founder of the Writers' Trust of Canada, a non-profit literary organization that seeks to encourage Canada's writing community.

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used as a setting in novels and short stories by Margaret Laurence. The town was based on Laurence's real-life hometown of Neepawa, and should not be...

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Neepawa

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residents. The Margaret Laurence Home is a designated Provincial Heritage Site and a Level 2 Museum. This is the house where Margaret Laurence grew up in...

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starred in The Stone Angel, based on the 1964 novel of the same name by Margaret Laurence. Like its predecessor, the film also garnered negative reviews, with...

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