"Collecting stamps would have been more fun" : Canadian publishing and the correspondence of Sinclair Ross, 1933-1986 / selected and with an introduction by Jordan Stouck ; annotations by David Stouck.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Ross, Sinclair.

Contributor:

Stouck, David, 1940-

Stouck, Jordan, 1970-

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Ross, Sinclair--Correspondence.

Ross, Sinclair.

Ross, Sinclair--Interviews.

Publishers and publishing--Canada--History--20th century.

Publishers and publishing.

Canadian literature--20th century.

Canadian literature.

History.

Canada.

Genre:

Interviews.

Correspondence.

Personal correspondence.

Biographies.

Physical Description:

xxxiii, 303 pages : illustrations, portraits ; 23 cm

Edition:

First edition.

Place of Publication:

Edmonton : University of Alberta Press, [2010]

Summary:

"This unique exchange of letters between literary icon Sinclair Ross and several prominent writers, publishers, agents, and editors asks why many Canadian artists, especially those in western provinces, spent a lifetime struggling for recognition and remuneration. Featuring exchanges with Earle Birney, Margaret Laurence, and Margaret Atwood, among others, this collection exposes the conditions of cultural work in Canada for much of the twentieth century. This vivid, often moving, selection of professional and personal letters, plus the only formal interview Ross ever gave, provides a valuable resource for those engaged with the history of publishing in Canada, as well as for those with an interest in Canadian literature."--Pub. desc.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references (pages 273-280) and index.

ISBN:

9780888645210

088864521X

OCLC:

468102441