User:The Interior/Literature of Vancouver
The literature of Vancouver, British Columbia.
First Nations and early writers[edit]
Though known primarily for her painting, Emily Carr also was also a writer. Her most notable work is the memoir Klee Wyck, which covers her period living in Vancouver. The book won the Governor General's Award in 1941. Carr taught painting to the children of the city's wealthy elite from a studio on Granville Street in the early 1900s.[1]
Post-war period[edit]
Poet and novelist Earle Birney, best known for his poetry collection David and Other Poems, both studied and taught at the University of British Columbia. He started the school's department of Creative Writing, which was the first in Canada.[2] Vancouver featured in many of his writings, including the long poem "November Walk Near False Creek Mouth" and his play The Damnation of Vancouver.
60s and 70s[edit]
Contemporary writing[edit]
Poetry[edit]
Speculative fiction[edit]
American born Crawford Kilian writes some of Vancouver's only fantasy works, including Eyas (1982), which pictures a post-apocalyptic village at the site of the Musqueam Indian Reserve in the year 2703. Outside of fiction, Kilian also writes history works, instructional books for writers, and journalism for the Province newspaper.[3]
Another American expatriate, William Gibson has been credited with the creation of the term "cyberspace". His first published work, short story "Winter Market", features a portrait of a dark, near-future version of Vancouver called "Couverville". Gibson came to prominence in the science fiction world with his Sprawl Trilogy, which includes Neuromancer (1984), Count Zero (1986), and Mona Lisa Overdrive (1987). Neuromancer received the both the Hugo and Nebula awards, as well as the the Philip K. Dick Award. Gibson lives in the Kitsilano neighbourhood.[4]
Literary landmarks[edit]
Notes[edit]
- ^ Twigg 1986, p. 119
- ^ Twigg 1986, p. 102
- ^ Twigg 1986, p. 50-51
- ^ Twigg 1986, p. 22-23
References[edit]
- Carolan, Trevor (2010), "Vancouver's Literary Landmarks", subTerrain, 6 (54/55)
- Twigg, Alan (1986), Vancouver and its Writers, Madeira Park, B.C.: Harbour Pub., ISBN 978-0920080771.