The importance of being earnest
In amidst a number of government-mandated royal commission reports (seriously), the homos don't do too horribly in the list of the
100 most important Canukistan books, as chosen by a panel of experts (of course) for the
Literary Review of Canada.
The queer round-up:
Number 44. "A Season in the Life of Emmanuel" (1965), Marie-Claire Blais
45. "Combat Journal for Place d'Armes: A Personal Narrative" (1967), Scott Symons
48. "The Beautiful Sisters" (1968), Michel Tremblay
72. "The Wars" (1977), Timothy Findley
83. "Dry Lips Oughta Move to Kapuskasing" (1989), Tomson Highway
90. "The Group of Seven: Art for a Nation" (1995), Charles Hill
91. "The Jade Peony" (1995), Wayson Choy.
There've been suggestions about
Lucy Maud Montgomery (the 1908 "Anne of Green Gables") and -- oh no,
not her again -- Mazo de la Roche got in at number 15 for "Jalna" (1927).
There. Did I
miss anybody?
Yes I did.
50. "White Niggers of America" (1968), Pierre Vallieres