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Top 25 Manitobans
Margaret Laurence
Nominated by: Alex Paul
Why Margaret Laurence should be a Great Manitoban:
Claim to fame: Author, social activist
Manitoba dosage:3
Fast Facts: Born in Neepawa, she studied at Winnipeg's United College...Her most famous book, The Stone Angel, is set in a small Manitoba town and draws deeply on her prairie roots...She won a Governor General's Award in 1967 and was later made a Companion of the Order of Canada...In her later years, she spoke out on several social issues, including nuclear disarmament.
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5 Comments
great MB writer writing about hardships in rural Mb.
Posted by: M. Maclure | 2008-06-02 12:56:23
Margaret Laurence gets my vote. I grew up in a small town near Neepawa and loved reading her stories set in places so familiar to me. I've visited her home in Neepawa and the cemetary with the stone angel. I always longed to visit the far away places I read about in other books and so I thought other readers would long to see Manitoba after reading Margaret Laurence's books.
Posted by: Janice Sawers | 2008-06-11 20:10:09
margaret laurence gets my vote for sure. I've read her entire Manawaka series and I started The Diviners for the eleventh time a while ago. I love her writing and I have visited the margaret Laurence home in Neepawa and saw the stone angel at the cemetery.she is amazing and my favourite author hands down.
Posted by: Sydney | 2008-07-14 13:38:37
THERE IS NO AUTHOR WHO SPEAKS MORE TRULY TO AND OF THE SPIRIT OF MANITOBA THAN MARGARET LAURENCE. SHE IS A GIFT OF THE DIVINE TO ALL WHO LOVE THE DEPTHS OF TRUTH AND BEAUTY WITHIN THE HUMAN SPIRIT. THANK YOU MARGARET FOR SHARING YOUR WONDERFUL GIFTS WITH US.
Posted by: LAURA STEIMAN | 2008-07-29 18:59:01
THERE IS NO AUTHOR WHO SPEAKS MORE TRULY TO AND OF THE SPIRIT OF MANITOBA THAN MARGARET LAURENCE. SHE IS A GIFT OF THE DIVINE TO ALL WHO LOVE THE DEPTHS OF TRUTH AND BEAUTY WITHIN THE HUMAN SPIRIT. THANK YOU MARGARET FOR SHARING YOUR WONDERFUL GIFTS WITH US.
Posted by: LAURA STEIMAN | 2008-07-29 18:59:33
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