Margaret Laurence (Identities and Issues in Literature)
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A few events shaped Margaret Laurence’s life and affected her highly autobiographical writings: her birth as Jean Margaret Wemyss and early years in the Canadian prairie environment; her time in Africa with her civil-engineer husband on assignments; and her separation and ultimate divorce. Her African experience led her to an understanding of language, culture, and folktales; poetry; and a nomadic way of life. Her African experience also taught her of the need for myths that define human lives and bind communities. Finally, it gave her greater appreciation for...
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