English 180 - Canadian Literature: November 4, 2005 Archives

English 180 - Canadian Literature

Here are some online resources that will be of interest to you once you're done the book:

A story about Eden Robinson becoming the Markin-Flanagan Writer in Residence at the University of Calgary in 2001

An article about the success of Monkey Beach, which was nominated for both the Giller Prize and the Governor General's Award.

A description of Robinson's upcoming novel, Blood Sports, and a brief excerpt from the novel.

A site with a couple of short video clips of Eden Robinson reading from Monkey Beach.

Here are a few questions to get some discussion going about Eden Robinson's novel Monkey Beach:

What are your reactions so far to the book?

What parts of the book are you particularly interested in discussing in class?

What were your favorite parts of the book?

What surprised you the most about Monkey Beach?

Dr. Paul Martin
Dept. of English
University of Vermont
Paul dot Martin at uvm dot edu
http://www.uvm.edu/~pwmartin

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