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    Portraits of Canadian Writers
    Portraits of Canadian Writers
    Portraits of Canadian Writers
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    Portraits of Canadian Writers

    By Bruce Meyer

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    In Portraits of Canadian Writers, Bruce Meyer shares the portraits of some of Canada’s most beloved writers alongside anecdotes that reveal their personalities.
    LanguageEnglish
    Publisherporcupinequill
    Release dateNov 11, 2016
    ISBN9780889848382
    Portraits of Canadian Writers
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    Bruce Meyer

    Barrie’s Bruce Meyer is author of more than sixty books of poetry, short fiction, non-fiction, literary journalism, and literary criticism. He has had two national bestsellers, The Golden Thread: A Reader's Journey Through the Great Books (2000) and Portraits of Canadian Authors (2016).

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