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For over three-quarters of a century, the Governor General's Literary Awards have been awarded annually in a variety of evolving categories. Fifteen Governors General have served as their patron. The impressive list continues to grow apace: between 1936 and 2018, the awards recognized 719 books in English and French and have been presented to 580 authors, illustrators, and translators. This beautifully illustrated bilingual compendium presents the biographies of all 580 award laureates, many accompanied by stunning archival portraits.This is the final instalment in Andrew Irvine's remarkable and comprehensive research into what has become a touchstone of Canada's literary culture. Together with Canada's Best and The Governor General's Literary Awards of Canada: A Bibliography, this work provides readers with a definitive overview of this literary prize.By itself, Canada's Storytellers is an invaluable reading companion for anyone wanting to be introduced to many of our most influential authors, illustrators, and translators working in both French and English over the past decades. It belongs on the shelf of every enthusiast of Canadian literature.Bilingual edition.-Depuis plus de 75 ans, les Prix litteraires du Gouverneur general sont conferes chaque annee dans differentes categories, lesquelles ont evolue au fil du temps. Quinze gouverneurs generaux en ont ete les mecenes. La liste impressionnante de titres s'enrichit chaque annee : de 1936 a 2018, les Prix ont reconnu 719 ouvrages en anglais et en francais, presentes a 580 auteurs, illustrateurs et traducteurs.Ce recueil bilingue richement illustre presente la biographie des 580 laureats des Prix; plusieurs d'entre elles sont memes accompagnees de magnifiques portraits d'archives. Il s'agit du dernier opus de la recherche exhaustive d'Andrew Irvine sur ce qui est devenu une pierre angulaire de la litterature canadienne. Avec les ouvrages La grande litterature du Canada et Les Prix litteraires du Gouverneur general du Canada : Une bibliographie, ce volume vient completer un ensemble qui offre aux lecteurs l'apercu ultime de ce prix litteraire.Les grands ecrivains du Canada est un compagnon de lecture inestimable pour quiconque souhaite s'initier a nos auteurs, illustrateurs et traducteurs les plus influents qui ont marque le paysage litteraire en francais et en anglais au cours des dernieres decennies.Cette anthologie a sa place dans la bibliotheque de tout amateur de litterature canadienne.Edition bilingue.

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This is an impressive work of scholarship, formidable in detail and unrivalled in its precise use of archival and other primary sources. It eclipses all prior attempts at describing the GGs and will not easily be surpassed; on the contrary, it will serve as the starting point for all subsequent work on this important award cherished by Canadians. -Eli MacLaren

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Edmond Rivre (Contributor) Edmond Rivere is an associate professor at UBC Okanagan in Kelowna. He was born in Provence, France - just a few kilometers away from the birthplace of Charles Pandosy. For many years a resident of Kelowna, Rivere became fascinated with the history of his fellow countryman. Originally published under the title: Jean-Charles Pandosy; De Marseille l'ouest canadien, 1847-1891. Rivere's book is now available in English.Andrew David Irvine (Editor) Andrew Irvine received his Ph.D. from the University of Sydney for work in the Department of Traditional and Modern Philosophy on mathematical truth and scientific realism. Since then he has published and lectured on topics in the philosophy of mathematics, the history and philosophy of logic, and the philosophy of law. He is especially interested in the work of the twentieth-century philosopher, essayist and social critic, Bertrand Russell. He is co-author of the logic textbook Argument and author of the stage play Socrates on Trial. He has taught at UBC Vancouver, the University of Toronto and Simon Fraser University, and has been a Visiting Fellow at the Center for Philosophy of Science at the University of Pittsburgh and at the Center for the Study of Language and Information (CSLI) at Stanford University. He serves on the boards of directors of several charitable organizations and is a past Vice-Chair of the UBC Board of Governors.

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