{"product_id":"literary-life-after-death-carole-gerson-9781988111667","title":"Literary Life After Death: Commemorations of Writers in English-Speaking Canada","description":"\u003cb\u003eA study of who is remembered, how, and why in Canada's literary landscape.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Commemorations of deceased writers can often take on a life of their own--from the stately and serious to the kitschy and commercial. In \u003ci\u003eLiterary Life After Death\u003c\/i\u003e, Carole Gerson categorizes and analyzes how writers have been commemorated in Canada to show how tributes have changed over time and in response to evolving national and social concerns. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e The book first examines government-sanctioned commemorations--coins, stamps, plaques, historic sites, and place names--before turning to initiatives by local communities and nonprofits, including house museums, literary tourist sites, statues, and parks. It also considers amateur and online tributes, as well as literary commemorations when later authors revisit deceased writers as characters in new works. In doing so, this work identifies commonalities among commemorations as well as the underrepresentation of groups such as women authors, racialized authors, queer writers, and Indigenous writers in Canada. From these insights, \u003ci\u003eLiterary Life After Death\u003c\/i\u003e brings together dozens of examples to offer an expansive and often amusing look at literary studies and Canadian cultural history.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Carole Gerson\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1988111668\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781988111667\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Concordia University Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 07\/08\/2026\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 264\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback","brand":"Carole Gerson","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":48742985859327,"sku":"9781988111667","price":34.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/literary-life-after-death-carole-gerson-9781988111667","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}