{"product_id":"9781897109632","title":"Writing in the Time of Nationalism: From Two Solitudes to Blue Metropolis","description":"\u003cp\u003eMontreal was the literary centre of Canada in the 1940s, a hotbed of literary activity in both English and French crowned by the international success of Hugh MacLennan's \u003ci\u003eTwo Solitudes\u003c\/i\u003e and Gabrielle Roy's \u003ci\u003eThe Tin Flute\u003c\/i\u003e. With the rise of nationalism in both English Canada and Quebec, Toronto emerged as the literary centre of English Canada, with Montreal the literary centre of Quebec. In literary terms, Canada and Quebec became two different countries, with two different languages and two different literatures. English Montreal went into decline and its once-great writers were marginalized.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eWriting in the Time of Nationalism: From Two Solitudes to Blue Metropolis\u003c\/i\u003e is an insider's story of the writers who have been caught between these rival nationalisms. Herself a writer, Linda Leith was a leading figure in the creation of the Quebec Writers' Federation, and she is founder of Blue Metropolis Foundation. The story she tells is the story of a literary community that went missing from the map of Canada for a generation, and that has reemerged over the past ten years in a renaissance that has garnered international attention, winning some of the major book prizes such as Booker and Dublin IMPAC.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Signature Editions","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47132071100656,"sku":"9781897109632","price":9.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9781897109632_p0.jpg?v=1763610493","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9781897109632","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}