One of my favorite writers is... Canadian!

 

I'm talking about Margaret Atwood, a well-known Canadian author of dystopian novels such as The Handmaid's Tale or thrillers like Alias Grace, both of them adapted for television in recent years, to great applause.

I remember having a course on Other literatures of the diaspora and she was one of the authors we studied. One of my classmates actually tweeted her about her work and she responded!

This is a still from the Netflix adaptation of Alias Grace, a chiling portrayal of the workings of a murderer's mind.

And here's a still from The Handmaid's Tale, a series I'm sure you'll be familiar with. Scarily current, even though it was written in 1985.

Another great piece of Canadian literature that has been adapted for television is Anne of Green Gables by Lucy Maud Montgomery. This coming-of-age story, published in 1908, takes place on Prince Edward's Island (PEI), on Canada's easternmost coast, and it follows the life of Anne Shirley, an orphan girl. Sadly, despite its success, it was cancelled after only three seasons, which led fans to ferociously campaign on social media for its return.

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