{"product_id":"canadian-hockey-literature-jason-blake-9780802099846","title":"Canadian Hockey Literature: A Thematic Study","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 080209984X\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780802099846\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\/20\/2010\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 228\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.20lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.90d","brand":"Jason Blake","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":48065136165119,"sku":"9780802099846","price":82.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_898d1733-e034-4bcc-a1a1-dc798fb5cabf.jpg?v=1768673233","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/canadian-hockey-literature-jason-blake-9780802099846","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}