Ebook {Epub PDF} Bear by Marian Engel

Bear - Marian Engel - Google Books. Bear – a novel by the Canadian writer Marian Engel, first published in , the events of which I’ve retold here – is my secret book. But with the arrival of a new UK edition (Daunt Books) joining existing Canadian (McClelland Stewart) and US (David R. Godine) editions, it’s not going to be secret for much longer, and I don’t know. This novel by award-winning author Marian Engel works within the logic of a fever dream as the young woman comes to an even greater, and unexpected, understanding of herself. Bear was first published in and won the Canadian Governor General’s Award for English-language fiction. The novel has retained its power to shock, disturb, and move readers today/5().

In Marian Engel: Life in Letters there is a marvellous picture of her, crop-haired, laughing uproariously, and holding a lit cigarette, being embraced by a figure in a bear costume. There is something unsettling about the costume itself - there are none of the concessions to cuteness that we would expect in our post-furry era. Bear by Engel, Marian. Publication date Publisher New York: Atheneum Collection inlibrary; printdisabled; internetarchivebooks; china Digitizing sponsor China-America Digital Academic Library (CADAL) Contributor Internet Archive Language English. Access-restricted-item true Addeddate Bookplateleaf Boxid. Marian Engel. Marian Ruth Engel OC (née Passmore; - Febru) was a Canadian novelist and a founding member of the Writers' Union of Canada. Her most famous and controversial novel was Bear (), a tale of erotic love between a librarian and a bear.

Bear by Marian Engel, review: This human-bear love story is a forgotten feminist gem. There is much to recommend a novel that can be read in a number of ways. Crowned Canada’s most controversial. This novel by award-winning author Marian Engel works within the logic of a fever dream as the young woman comes to an even greater, and unexpected, understanding of herself. Bear was first published in and won the Canadian Governor General’s Award for English-language fiction. The novel has retained its power to shock, disturb, and move readers today. Bear (Nonpareil Books) by Marian Engel | Oct 1, out of 5 stars. Paperback. $ $