Laurence, Margaret
Overview
Works: |
465
works in
2,065
publications in
18
languages and
34,077
library holdings
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Genres: |
Fiction
Criticism, interpretation, etc
Bio-bibliography
Biography
Short stories
Juvenile works
History
Records and correspondence
Musical settings
Domestic fiction
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Roles: |
Author, Editor, Honoree, Author of introduction, Interviewee, Other, Conceptor, Contributor
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Classifications: |
PR9199.3.L33,
813.54 |
Most widely held works about
Margaret Laurence
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fewer
Most widely held works by
Margaret Laurence
The stone angel by Margaret Laurence (
Book
)
245
editions published
between
1964
and
2016
in
14
languages
and held by
2,393
libraries
worldwide
A pioneer Canadian woman reviews her long life and realizes that she has sacrificed life's fleeting sweetness to her fear of weakness, and to her pride
Rachel, Rachel by Margaret Laurence (
Book
)
136
editions published
between
1966
and
2017
in
5
languages
and held by
1,968
libraries
worldwide
"An immediately recognizable woman, Rachel Cameron has let fourteen years slip by since her father's death forced her to leave college and return home to teach grade school. Trapped by a tyrannically demanding mother, Rachel must suffer daily assaults on her self-respect: from the yearly classes of youngsters, who give her no more than enforced attention, forgetting her as they move on, while she longs for a child of her own; from the school principal, who knowingly takes advantage of her insecurities; from the older fellow teacher, who insinuates herself ambiguously into Rachel's life ... But in her thirty-fourth summer quite unexpectedly [she] finds release ... [which] provides her with the strength to free herself."
The diviners by Margaret Laurence (
Book
)
153
editions published
between
1973
and
2012
in
6
languages
and held by
1,752
libraries
worldwide
For Morag Gunn, growing up in a small Canadian prairie town made her a fighter, a cynic, a romantic. A failed marriage, a heartbreaking affair and solitude forced her to develop a special way of being with a life strengthened by dignity and the ability to give and receive love
The fire-dwellers by Margaret Laurence (
Book
)
118
editions published
between
1969
and
2018
in
8
languages
and held by
1,569
libraries
worldwide
"Stacey MacAindra is smart, witty, brave, and a bit desperate. Her marriage, her four children, and her happiness seem to be threatened by everything from well-meaning neighbors to her own sudden impulses for adventure. Her apparently staid suburban life involves an appalling abduction, strange romance, sudden death, and unexpected appearances by characters from other novels in the Manawaka series. Through all of this she somehow endures, and her story helps us to rediscover the richness and terror of the commonplace as well as the pain, beauty, and humor, of being alive."
A bird in the house by Margaret Laurence (
Book
)
94
editions published
between
1963
and
2013
in
3
languages
and held by
1,218
libraries
worldwide
Vanessa was born in a small Manitoba town of Manawaka - a world of proud personal struggles, bitter family conflicts, and unyielding prairie traditions. It was here, in the lean years of the Depression, that she came into her own, a courageous provincial girl determined to satisfy her thirst for freedom
New wind in a dry land by Margaret Laurence (
Book
)
43
editions published
between
1963
and
2012
in
English
and held by
797
libraries
worldwide
An account of the author's life among the nomads of Somaliland (also known as the Horn of Africa)
This side Jordan, a novel by Margaret Laurence (
Book
)
66
editions published
between
1960
and
2015
in
4
languages
and held by
711
libraries
worldwide
" ... a novel about a society in transition, with all the social and spiritual ferment of a country that is emerging both from colonial rule and from its own old tribal patterns of life."
Long drums and cannons; Nigerian dramatists and novelists by Margaret Laurence (
Book
)
11
editions published
between
1968
and
1970
in
English and Undetermined
and held by
704
libraries
worldwide
The tomorrow-tamer : stories by Margaret Laurence (
Book
)
45
editions published
between
1956
and
1990
in
English
and held by
647
libraries
worldwide
Laurence writes of West Africa today-- the Africa of the newly emerging nations, whose peoples, racing to catch up with the twentieth century, are experiencing violent cultural dislocation
Long drums and cannons: Nigerian dramatists and novelists 1952-1966 by Margaret Laurence (
Book
)
16
editions published
between
1968
and
2001
in
English
and held by
442
libraries
worldwide
"Margaret Laurence's Long Drums and Cannons: Nigerian Dramatists and Novelists, 1952-1966 is a fascinating study of African postcolonial writing, written by Laurence after her early years in Africa. Laurence writes that the "most enduring aspect of Nigerian literature...is the insights it gives not only into immediate and local dilemmas, but through these, into the human dilemma as a whole."" "Her comments on the early writings of well-known Nigerian authors - Wole Soyinka, Chinua Achebe, John Pepper Clark, Amos Tutuola, and Cyprian Ekwensi - also provide insights into her early African writings and her later Canadian works. She also explores the works of then little-known authors, including Flora Nwapa, Nigeria's first woman novelist, Gabriel Okara, T. M. Aluko, Elechi Amadi, Onuora Nzekwu, and Nkem Nwankwo." "This new edition of Long Drums and Cannons, originally published in 1968 and long out-of-print, also contains Laurence's previously unpublished essay "Tribalism As Us Versus Them," which provides Laurence's own postscript to her book. A Foreword by her colleague, Douglas Killam, a Preface by Christian Riegel, a new Introduction by Nora Foster Stovel, and a commentary on "Nigerian Literature" by Abdul-Rasheed Na'Allah place Laurence's work in a contemporary context. Up-to-date biographies with a list of works for each of the writers, detailed annotations to the original text and a glossary complete this edition."--BOOK JACKET
The olden days coat by Margaret Laurence (
Book
)
19
editions published
between
1979
and
2004
in
English and Undetermined
and held by
381
libraries
worldwide
Sal decides to explore the contents of an old trunk in Grand's back shed. There she discovers a girl's winter coat. After she tries it on, Sal is transported into the past
A Tree for poverty : Somali poetry and prose by Margaret Laurence (
Book
)
30
editions published
between
1954
and
1993
in
English and Somali
and held by
292
libraries
worldwide
The Christmas birthday story by Margaret Laurence (
Book
)
6
editions published
between
1980
and
1984
in
English
and held by
282
libraries
worldwide
The author's interpretation of Jesus' birth and the subsequent visit of the three kings
John Beckwith by John Beckwith (
file
)
5
editions published
in
2003
in
English
and held by
262
libraries
worldwide
Jason's quest by Margaret Laurence (
Book
)
12
editions published
between
1970
and
1990
in
English and Undetermined
and held by
250
libraries
worldwide
A young mole tries to discover the cause and cure for the strange sickness spreading over the city of Molanium
Lute music from Scotland and France by Jakob Lindberg (
file
)
7
editions published
between
1987
and
2005
in
English and No Linguistic Content
and held by
235
libraries
worldwide
Selections from the Rowallen, Straloch, Balcarres and Jane Pickering Lute Books
Crossing the river : essays in honour of Margaret Laurence by Kristjana Gunnars (
Book
)
8
editions published
between
1988
and
1993
in
English
and held by
218
libraries
worldwide
A Place to stand on : essays by and about Margaret Laurence
(
Book
)
12
editions published
in
1983
in
English
and held by
201
libraries
worldwide
Six darn cows by Margaret Laurence (
Book
)
4
editions published
between
1979
and
2011
in
English
and held by
127
libraries
worldwide
Jen and Tod Bean are farm children who must overcome their fear of the dark woods in order to find the family's six missing cows
The tomorrow-tamer by Margaret Laurence (
Book
)
17
editions published
between
1954
and
2008
in
English and Undetermined
and held by
103
libraries
worldwide
Donation Short Story Collection
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 Related Identities
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Riegel, Christian Author
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Atwood, Margaret 1939- Author of afterword, colophon, etc.
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Stovel, Nora Foster 1942- Author of introduction Author Editor
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Roy, Gabrielle 1909-1983 Author
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Socken, Paul 1945- Editor
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Frame, Janet
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Morley, Patricia A. Author
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Powers, Lyall H. (Lyall Harris) 1924- Author
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Fuentes-Vásquez, Carmen Luz Author
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Muir, Willa 1890-1970
Associated Subjects
Achebe, Chinua Africa--Horn of Africa Aluko, T. M., Amadi, Elechi, Archetype (Psychology) in literature Atwood, Margaret, Authors, Canadian Brass quintets (Horn, trombone, trumpets (2), tuba) Canada Canadian fiction Canadian fiction--Women authors Christmas stories Clark-Bekederemo, J. P.--(John Pepper), Cultural pluralism in literature Ekwensi, Cyprian Feminism and literature Ghana Intellectual life Jesus Christ Laurence, Margaret Literature Lute music Monologues with music (Chorus with instrumental ensemble) Mothers and daughters in literature Narration (Rhetoric) Nigeria Nigerian literature (English) Nwankwo, Nkem, Nwapa, Flora, Nzekwu, Onuora, Okara, Gabriel, Poetics Postcolonialism Postcolonialism in literature Psychological fiction Short stories, African (English) Single women Somalia Somali literature Somalis Songs (High voice) with piano Soyinka, Wole Travel Tutuola, Amos Voyages and travels Wiseman, Adele Women Women and literature Women in literature Women--Social life and customs
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Alternative Names
Laurence, Jean M. 1926-1987 Laurence Jean Margaret Laurence Jean Margaret 1926-1987 Laurence, Jean Margaret Wemyss Laurence, Jean Margaret Wemyss 1926-1987 Laurence Margaret Laurence, Margaret J. 1926-1987 Laurence, Peggy 1926-1987 Margaret Laurence Canadees romanschrijfster (1926-1987) Margaret Laurence écrivaine canadienne Margaret Laurence escritora canadiense Margaret Laurence kanadische Schriftstellerin Margaret Laurence scriitoare canadiană Margaret Laurenceová Wemys, Jean M. 1926-1987 Wemys, Jean Margaret Wemys, Jean Margaret 1926-1987 Wemyss Jean Margaret Wemyss, Jean Margaret 1926-1987 Wemyss, Margaret 1926-1987 Лоренс, Маргарет Маргарет Лоренс Маргарет Лоренс канадская писательница לאורענס, מרגרט, 1926-1987 מרגרט לורנס סופרת קנדית 로렌스, 마가렛 1926-1987 マーガレット・ローレンス ローレンス, マーガレット
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