What a marvellous interview with the brilliant Margaret Atwood. The guide to Can Lit that she refers to is "Survival: A thematic Guide to Canadian Literature". Somehow (and most thankfully) this was required reading in my Grade 10 class in 1976 and it completely set the stage for my life long love of Can Lit. I also have to admit that I applauded the way in which she "managed" Jim Deeks with his long winded and often, silly questions, such as "what is your favourite book?" Really? LOL
That part about Canadian identity emerging made me laugh. Beautiful! An identity that emerges, not thru establishing a figurehead, but allowing an identity stage to emerge that in turn is accepting of diversity. It rings true, thanks from Cape Breton.
