{"product_id":"canadian-hockey-literature-jason-blake-9780802097132","title":"Canadian Hockey Literature","description":"\u003cp\u003eHockey occupies a prominent place in the Canadian cultural lexicon, as evidenced by the wealth of hockey-centred stories and novels published within Canada. In this exciting new work, Jason Blake takes readers on a thematic journey through Canadian hockey literature, examining five common themes - nationhood, the hockey dream, violence, national identity, and family - as they appear in hockey fiction.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBlake examines the work of such authors as Mordecai Richler, David Adams Richards, Paul Quarrington, and Richard B. Wright, arguing that a study of contemporary hockey fiction exposes a troubled relationship with the national sport. Rather than the storybook happy ending common in sports literature of previous generations, Blake finds that today's fiction portrays hockey as an often-glorified sport that in fact leads to broken lives and ironic outlooks. The first book to focus exclusively on hockey in print, \u003cem\u003eCanadian Hockey Literature\u003c\/em\u003e is an accessible work that challenges popular perceptions of a much-beloved national pastime.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Jason Blake\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0802097138\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780802097132\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e University of Toronto Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 03\/06\/2010\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 228\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.80lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.90h x 6.00w x 0.70d","brand":"Jason Blake","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":46216965423359,"sku":"9780802097132","price":43.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_27bbebab-0dca-4ccc-8706-681eded2c704.jpg?v=1728513880","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/canadian-hockey-literature-jason-blake-9780802097132","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}