{"product_id":"arrival-nick-mount-9781487005436","title":"Arrival: The Story of Canlit","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\"The most important book to be written in more than 40 years about the rise of Canadian literature... \u003ci\u003eArrival: The Story of CanLit\u003c\/i\u003e brims and crackles, in equal measure, with information and energy.\" -- \u003ci\u003eWinnipeg Free Press\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eA \u003ci\u003eGlobe and Mail \u003c\/i\u003eTop 100 Book\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eNational Post \u003c\/i\u003e99 Best Books of the Year\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn the mid-twentieth century, Canadian literature transformed from a largely ignored trickle of books into an enormous cultural phenomenon that produced Margaret Atwood, Alice Munro, Michael Ondaatje, Mordecai Richler, and so many others. In \u003ci\u003eArrival\u003c\/i\u003e, acclaimed writer and critic Nick Mount answers the question: What caused the CanLit Boom?\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWritten with wit and panache, \u003ci\u003eArrival\u003c\/i\u003e tells the story of Canada's literary awakening. Interwoven with Mount's vivid tale are enlightening mini-biographies of the people who made it happen, from superstars Leonard Cohen and Marie-Claire Blais to lesser-known lights like the troubled and impassioned Harold Sonny Ladoo. The full range of Canada's literary boom is here: the underground exploits of the \u003ci\u003eblew ointment \u003c\/i\u003eand \u003ci\u003eTish \u003c\/i\u003egangs; revolutionary critical forays by highbrow academics; the blunt-force trauma of our plain-spoken backwoods poetry; and the urgent political writing that erupted from the turmoil in Quebec.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eOriginally published to coincide with the 150th anniversary of Canadian Confederation, \u003ci\u003eArrival \u003c\/i\u003eis a dazzling, variegated, and inspired piece of writing that helps explain how we got from there to here.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Nick Mount\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1487005431\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781487005436\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e House of Anansi Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 07\/31\/2018\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 416\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.30lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.00h x 6.20w x 1.00d","brand":"Nick Mount","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":43980518490367,"sku":"9781487005436","price":22.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_97d90b53-188f-4b1c-a36c-0c82bda79107.jpg?v=1683250361","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/arrival-nick-mount-9781487005436","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}